The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 349
s, who are sent to Rome at the expence ofthe government, are accustomed annually to produce, inorder to attest their progress in the art. Drouais, bythis display of his powers, has shewn himself worthy ofthe reputation which he had previously acquired. In the figure of the Wounded Soldier a bold… … • THE ANNUNCIATION. H. GENTILESCHI. The angel has one knee on the ground: with herhand she points to heaven in order to attest her mission.In her hand she holds a lily, symbol of the purity ofMary. The Virgin, standing with downcast eyes, listenswith much reverence to the envoy of the Lord.…
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