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Ariadne florentina. Six lectures on wood and metal engraving (1904)

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York : Longmans · leaf 110

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sofar as is consistent with grander purposes. Amodern French or English chiaroscurist wouldhave covered his sky with fleecy clouds, andrelieved the ploughmans hat and his horsesagainst it in strong black, and put sparklingtouches on the furrows and grass. Holbein scorn-fully casts all such tricks… … THE TWO PEEACHERS.(Kg, 3.) Fac-simile from Hclbeina woodcut WOOD ENGRAVING. 85 feel that the diffused warmth of the one subject,and diffused twilight in the other, are complete ;and they will finally be to you more impressivethan if they had been wrought out with everysuperficial means of effect,…

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