The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 381
lar forms. This precept has been adopted by artists;and it is only in their conformity to this principle, thatthey have succeeded in the chiaro-scuro. This has beenemployed by Titian in this picture with the happiesteffect. The principal light falls on the figure of Christ,and spreads with much… … THE CHASTITY OF JOSEPH VANDER-WERF. This subject is too generally known lo require anexplanation. Vander-werf has, however, not given tohis figures all the action which they should possess.The countenance of the wife of Potiphar is deficient inenergy; and by concealing the head of Joseph,…
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