 | William Hayley Mason - 1839 - 236 pages
...painter, he was immeasurably inferior ; not so in portraiture : in this he rises superior, and may also claim an equality with Titian. If he has less dignity...elegance and grace, as well as natural animation, suparadded to chaste and correct drawing, the agreeable art of giving action to his figures, and a... | |
 | George Stanley - Painters - 1855 - 480 pages
...touch peculiar to himself, which distinguishes his handling from that of Rubens. In portraiture he may almost claim an equality with Titian ; if he has less dignity in expression, he lias infinitely more elegance and grace, as well as natural animation and correct drawing in the... | |
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... a lightness and spirit peculiar to himself, and which are frequently the distinguishing characteristics between his works and those of Rubens. In comparison with that illustrious artist, as an historical painter, he was immeasurably inferior ; not... 