Venice: its history, art, industries and modern life; (1896)
Yriarte, Charles [Émile], 1832-1898. [from old catalog], Sitwell, F. J., [from old catalog] tr · Philadelphia, H. T. Coates & co · leaf 324
s croAvnedwith vine leaves, his Cupids emptying their quivers,his Danaes and his courtesans, all belong to thepagan world, and are radiant with the beauty of theclassic past; it is an enchanters palette guided bya poets brain. The great master soon shook off the influence ofBellini; and yet some of… … PAINTING. 251 golden mists, remind us of Bellini, but a Bellini witha greater freedom of outline, more sensuous colorand more poetry. His facility was very great, andhis love of work along with a life of unusual lengthenabled him to leave an enormous number of pic-tures. But however great their…
Art, Italian
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