Famous paintings as seen and described by famous writers / edited and translated by Esther Singleton (1909)
Singleton, Esther, d. 1930, Morse, Alice C. (Alice Cordelia), b. 1862, binding designer · New York : Dodd, Mead & Co · leaf 474
recognizing the little Isabella under adisguise that made a celestial being of her, and renderedhappy by that unexpected promotion, piously preserved thispainting by the master, and, in 1841, Lady William Gordonhad the generous thought of presenting it to the NationalGallery in London, which now… … ANCiELM HEADS. ANGELS HEADS 365 accustomed to praise for his strong and sure hand and hisrobust and proud laying on of paint. In this picture, itwould be difficult to recognize the painter of the vigorouspicture in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg, Hercules inhis Cradle Strangling the Serpents in…
Painting · Art criticism
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