 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...preaching. " This," fays he, " is efteemed the moft excellent of all the cartoons j what noblenefs, what dignity there is in that figure of St. Paul! and yet what an- addition to that noblenefs could Raffaelle have given, had the arc pf contraft been known in his time ! but above all,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...Paul f and yet what an addition to that noblenefs could Rnffaelle have given, had the art of contraft been known in his time ! but above all, the flowing line, which conftitutes grace and beauty. You would not then have feen an upright figure ftanding equally on both... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 452 pages
...too little, and other criticisms of that kind, till we arrived at St. Paul preaching. " This, says he, is esteemed the most excellent of all the Cartoons...which constitutes Grace and Beauty. You would not then have seen an upright figure standing equally on both legs, and both hands stretched forward in... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...too little, and other criticisms of that kind, till we arrived at St. Paul preaching. " This, says he, is esteemed the most excellent of all the Cartoons...which constitutes Grace and Beauty. You would not then have seen an upright figure standing equally on both legs, and both hands stretched forward in... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 222 pages
...too. little, and other criticisms of that kind, till we arrived7 at St. Paul preaching. " This, says he, is esteemed the most excellent of all the Cartoons;...which constitutes grace and beauty. You would not then have seen an upright figure standing equally on both legs, and both hands stretched forward in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...too little, and other criticisms of that kind, till we arrived at St. Paul preachmg. " This," says he, " is esteemed the most excellent of all the cartoons...Paul! and yet what an addition to that nobleness could Rajfaelle have given, had the art of contrast been known in his time! but, above all, the flowing line,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...arrive at St. Paul preaching. " This," says he, " is esteemed the most excellent of all the rartoons : what nobleness, what dignity, there is in that figure...! and yet what an addition to that nobleness could RafFuelle have given, had the art of contrast been known in his time ! but, above all, the flowing.... | |
 | 1792 - 620 pages
...preaching. " This," fays he, " is efteemed the moft excellent of all the Cartoons ; what noblenefs, what dignity there is in that figure of St. Paul ; and yet, what an addition to that noblenefs could Raffaelle have given, had tte art of contraft been known in his time; but, above all,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art, English - 1819 - 446 pages
...too little, and other criticisms of that kind, till we arrived at St. Paul preaching. " This," says he, " is esteemed the most excellent of all the Cartoons...which constitutes Grace and Beauty. You would not then have seen an upright figure standing equally on both legs, and both hands stretched forward in... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 pages
...too little, and other criticisms of that kind, till we arrived at St. Paul preaching. " This," says he, " is esteemed the most excellent of all the Cartoons...all, the flowing line, which constitutes Grace and Reauty. You would not then have seen an upright figure standing equally on both legs, and both hands... | |
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This, says he, is esteemed the most excellent of all the Cartoons : what nobleness, what dignity there is in that figure of St. Paul ! and yet what an addition to that nobleness could Raffaelle have given, had the art of Contrast been known in his time... 
