Robert Adam & his brothers : their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1915)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B.T. Batsford · leaf 97
7- Till. I.l\-i:S AM) WORK OF ROHERT AND JA.MES ADAM Dominichino, I.eoroio Vasari,- and Algardi, with great taste andknowledoe threw off these prejudices and boldly aimed at restoringthe antique. One of the most familiar characteristics of the work of the brotherswas the use of light and graceful… … l-i^. 48.-0:11.1x0, Entr.axck H.M.I., SvoN House. (See also Figs. 104, 113.) was probal)ly lirst used 1)\- the Romans, and e.xamples of such workexecuted by them may still be seen at Rome, Tivoli, Pompeii, Baia,Cumae, and in other places in Italy. Many e.xamples of Roman stuccowork were undoubtedly…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture
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