John Cassell's Art treasures exhibition: containing engravings of the principal masterpieces of the English, Dutch, Flemish, French, and German schools (1858)
Cassell, John, 1817-1865 · London, W. Kent and co. · leaf 486
fness and more elaborate execution, the sharp outline, the close imitation of each figureby its neighbour, the forced and painful rigidity of the hands and feet, which extends to each individualfinger and toe, appear somewhat exaggerated ; but then what a contrast do they not offer to themateriel… … PIUS VII. FROM A PAINTING BY DAVID. background of his piece, but he has defended himself with a skill which shows how well he hadmastered every detail of his subject. Plutarch he had by heart; most of the Roman classics he hadread; Livy was his favourite author. He is, in consequence, never at…
Art Treasures Exhibition (1857 : Manchester, England) · Painters
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