The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 291
ss, in an eminent degree, theknowledge of the principles of chiaro-scuro, not to hesi^tate to employ in this picture so many different lights, ofwhich the reflections are difficult to express. Thegeneral harmony which pervades this work, by sur-mounting of this difficulty, renders it a master-piece… … .i/:N THE DEATH OF CLEOPATRA, A. VERONESE. The courage of Mark Antony—his errors—the distin-guished character he supported—and his miserable death,render him one of the most important personages in his-tory. During the civil wars he espoused the cause ofCaesar, and escaped from Rome, disguised as a…
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