Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882 · New York : Hurd and Houghton ; Cambridge [Mass.] : Riverside Press · leaf 135
sters. Some illustrious artists have pro-ceeded differently. Michael Angelo, for instance,who, instead of blending the parts into one whole,gives them an exaggerated relief, a strongly markedcontour. Instead of enveloping the muscles, he de- io8 PAINTING. velops them ; but Michael Angelo is a man… … STUDY OF RAPHAEL FOR THE APOLLO OF PARNASSUS. spite of his love of detail, he is great by reason ofthe repose and breadth of his shadows ; the second,because he teaches grandeur without effort, and evenin a feeble copy of his drawing there is grace and PAINTING. 109 charm, — so difficult is it to…
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