 | 1820 - 774 Seiten
...without splendour or richness, and the v.-holt collection seems as if painted by the same hand, tn short, they have no originality. The ancient statues...is derived. Nature is held as nothing, or unworthy oi' being consulted ; and, consequently, a mawkish insipidity prevails in all, and we leave the collection... | |
 | 1820 - 760 Seiten
...gaudy without splendour or richness, and the whole collection seems as if painted by the same hand. I n short, they have no originality. The ancient statues...prevails in all, and we leave the collection with thi; impression that the artists can never improve. In portrait painting they are even worse ; I refer... | |
 | 1820 - 416 Seiten
...pictures by modern artists, we saw little to admire, except the mere drawing of the figures in a sort of semi-accurate style. In colouring they are gaudy,...prevails in all, and we leave the collection with the impression, that the artists can never improve. In portrait painting they are even worse: I refer all... | |
 | George Cleghorn - 1848 - 298 Seiten
...style. In colouring, they are gaudy -without splendour or richness ; and the whole collection seems painted by the same hand. In short, they have no originality. The ancient pictures seem to be their guides; but they never seize the spirit of them, nor look into the source... | |
 | George Cleghorn (writer on art.) - 1848 - 330 Seiten
...style. In colouring, they are gaudy without splendour or richness ; and the whole collection seems painted by the same hand. In short, they have no originality. The ancient pictures seem to be their guides; but they never seize the spirit of them, nor look into the source... | |
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In the room containing the prize pictures by modern artists, we saw little to admire, except the mere drawing of the figures, in a sort of cold semiaccurate style. In colouring, they are gaudy, without splendour or richness, and the whole collection seems... 