Rosa, Rembrandt, Spagnolet,Caravaggio, which have a greater affinity to grandeur, are ill suitedto beauty, from qualities notoriously adverse to that character ; for whowould wish to have the dark shadows of Caravaggio or Rembrandt, orthe bold touches of Salvator or Spagnolet, employed on nymphs… … CHAPTER VII. The various effects in painting which have been discussed in the lastchapter, naturally lead me to that great principle of the art, breadthof light and shadow. What is called breadth, seems to bear nearly thesame relation to light and shadow, as smoothness does to material ob-jects ;…
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