A treatise on the art of painting, in all its branches; accompanied by seventy engraved plates, and exemplified by remarks on the paintings of the best masters .. (1817)
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711, Craig, W. M. (William Marshall), ca. 1765-ca. 1834 · London, E. Orme · leaf 323
whichare. as proper to it as the antique; for the decorations alone, in my opinion, make alandscape either antique or modern; unless we exhibit modern and known places,where:;! the antique would be very improper, as Breugcl, Jirtl, and Huns Bolhave done, without distinction between the lowest life,… … 2. far-ntsAjm Jeu&o Of I.awhcnpr*. 235 peiifect: but she is antique and perfect, when we judiciously adorn her with un-bonwaen ami magnificent buildings, tombs, and other remains oi antiquity; \in conjunction witli the ornaments abovementioned, compose an antique landscape.But v..k.i a modern…
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