The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London, Bickers and son · leaf 392
of the figures and the arrange-ment of the piece prove that he had the habit of thought and also ofreckoning on his own powers and of seeking out novel dispositions, pro-ducing effects hitherto unknown. The beautiful composition we introduce here (Fig. 256) is taken fromM. A. Firmin Didots Notice… … Fig. 256.—Composition by Jean Cousin. First Sketch of his Last Judgment, from a Wood-Engravingin the Romance of Gerard dEuphrate. Paris, 1549. (Cabinet of M. A. F. Didot.) Cousin did not disdain to apply his talents to the ornamentation of books. PAINTING ON WOOD, CANVAS, ETC. Jean Cousin is…
Art, Medieval · Art, Renaissance
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