Painters, sculptors, architects, engravers, and their works : a handbook (1875)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York : Hurd and Houghton · leaf 33
ion, and as the one sings of Venusand the Loves, and maids and boys, so does the artist hold up to theeye the same delicate and graceful subjects. He had every advan-tage in his own home for the perfection of such pictures. His villawas well situated, and afforded him lovely views of nature. His… … CUriUS. BY ALBANI. lery, for he either painted duplicates, or caused his scholars to paintthose to which he put the finishing touches. The Toilet of Venus, ALBANI. 1 o at the Louvre, and the Landing of Venus at Cytherea, in theChigi Palace at Home, are among his finest works. One of his…
