| George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 504 Seiten
...Vanbrugh appears to have had recourse to some principles of the Gothic architecture ; which, thougii not so ancient as the Grecian, is more so to our imagination,...artist is more concerned than with absolute truth." Gilpin's remarks on the architectureof Blenheim-house are worth quoting. " The heaviness and enormity... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Allan Cunningham - 1860 - 394 Seiten
...Vanbrugh appears to have had recourse to some of the principles of the Gothic Architecture ; which, though not so ancient as the Grecian, is more so to...Artist is more concerned than with absolute truth. The Barbaric splendor of those Asiatic Buildings, which are now publishing by a member of this Academy,*... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Allan Cunningham - 1860 - 398 Seiten
...the principles of the Gothic Architecture ; which, though not so ancient as the Grecian, is more BO to our imagination, with which the Artist is more concerned than with absolute truth. The Barbaric splendor of those Asiatic Buildings, which are now publishing by a member of this Academy,*... | |
| William Wycherley - 1875 - 770 Seiten
...purpose, Vanbrugh appears to have had recourse to some principles of theGothic architecture, which, To speak of him, " in the language of a painter, he had originality of invention ; he understood light... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1887 - 330 Seiten
...Vanbrugh appears to have had recourse to some of the principles of the Gothic Architecture ; which, though not so ancient as the Grecian, is more so to...Artist is more concerned than with absolute truth. The Barbaric splendour of those Asiatic Buildings, which are now publishing by a member of this Academy,!... | |
| Walter Thornbury - 1879 - 604 Seiten
...purpose Vanbrugh appears to have had recourse to some principles of the Gothic architecture, which, though not so ancient as the Grecian, is more so to...artist is more concerned than with absolute truth. "To speak of Vanbrugh," adds Sir Joshua, " in the language of a painter, he had originality of invention,... | |
| John Vanbrugh - 1896 - 532 Seiten
...purpose, Vanbrugh appears to have had recourse to some principles of the Gothic architecture, which, though not so ancient as the Grecian, is more so to...artist is more concerned than with absolute truth." To speak of him, "in the language of a painter, he had originality of invention ; he understood light... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1903 - 542 Seiten
...commencement of time than the first traces and rude dawn of 1 ' The Gothic architecture, though not «o ancient as the Grecian, is more so to our imagination,...artist is more concerned than with absolute truth.' — Sir Joshua Reynoldi't Discounts, vol. ii. p. 138. Till I met with this remark in so circumspect... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1903 - 536 Seiten
...of time than the first traces and rude dawn of 1 ' The Gothic architecture, though not so ancient ai the Grecian, is more so to our imagination, with which...artist is more concerned than with absolute truth.'— Sir JotAua Reynold? t Ditceurtcs, vol. ii. p. 138. Till I met with this remark in so circumspect and... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1903 - 532 Seiten
...traces and rude dawn of 1 ' The Gothic architecture, though not so ancient as the Grecian, is more BO to our imagination, with which the artist is more concerned than with absolute truth.' — Sir jfothua Reynolds's Ditcounes, vol. ii. p. 138. Till I met with this remark in 10 circumspect... | |
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