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... whilst several eminent painters were among them , they were not indis- pensable in the carrying forward of the movement . As time advanced portrait painting began to play an important part to the detriment of re- ligious art ; for in ...
... whilst several eminent painters were among them , they were not indis- pensable in the carrying forward of the movement . As time advanced portrait painting began to play an important part to the detriment of re- ligious art ; for in ...
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... whilst he had only 160 . The origin of Clouet is still unknown . It is probable from a study of his works that he was a Fleming . But it must not be forgotten that but a few years since Fouquet was also believed to be a Fleming , and ...
... whilst he had only 160 . The origin of Clouet is still unknown . It is probable from a study of his works that he was a Fleming . But it must not be forgotten that but a few years since Fouquet was also believed to be a Fleming , and ...
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... whilst in other examples there is shown a tendency to become hot and dry . This , coupled , as it occasion- ally is , with straggling composition , leads one to think that one of the brothers was superior to the others , and that the ...
... whilst in other examples there is shown a tendency to become hot and dry . This , coupled , as it occasion- ally is , with straggling composition , leads one to think that one of the brothers was superior to the others , and that the ...
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... of the greatest figures in the history of landscape painting , and stands along- side Turner as a magician in the handling of light . CHAPTER VIII VOUET , BOURDON , LE SUEUR WHILST the 60 STORIES OF THE FRENCH ARTISTS.
... of the greatest figures in the history of landscape painting , and stands along- side Turner as a magician in the handling of light . CHAPTER VIII VOUET , BOURDON , LE SUEUR WHILST the 60 STORIES OF THE FRENCH ARTISTS.
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... WHILST the great masters of the French school during the seventeenth century were located in Rome , a number of relatively important men were working in France . They did not escape by any means the Italian influence , which , now that ...
... WHILST the great masters of the French school during the seventeenth century were located in Rome , a number of relatively important men were working in France . They did not escape by any means the Italian influence , which , now that ...
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Stories of the French Artists from Clouet to Delacroix Percy Moore Turner,C H Collins 1880-1959 Baker No preview available - 2015 |
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