The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 345
he moment in which Pyrrhus implores the protection ofGlautias. These two compositions possess very signalmerit, and are remarkable for the beauty of their ex-pressions, the happy disposition of the drapery, for free-dom of execution, and strength of colouring. The picture of Pyrrhus, one of the… … tffru&i a*>/~t?iy tftm*/o/-^t7</c<wi./oi Cvu-a^. j;™dm.7U-7i,-h<l rr. T-r.-rwr.Moci VENUS REQUESTING ARMOUR FOR AENEAS. VANDYCK. Vtrgil is not so abundant in subjects for painting asHomer. The surprising genius of the Greek poet ap-pears to have given him a knowledge of all the…
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