 The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great and general ideas which are fixed and inherent in universal Nature; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactness in the detail, as I may say, of Nature modified by accident....  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pagina 190di Samuel Johnson - 1825Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 pagine
...contrarieties which cannot fubfift together, and which deftroy the efficacy of each other. The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great and general ideas which are fixed and inherent in univerfal Nature ; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exaclnefs in the detail,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pagine
...contrarieties which cannot fubfift together, and which deitroy the efficacy of each other. The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great and general ideas which are fixed and inherent in univerfal nature ; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactnefs in the detail,... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pagine
...ÍI», DISCOURSINGinmylaftletter onthe dilferent practice of the Italian and Dutch Painters, 1 obferved, that ' the Italian Painter attends only to the •...invariable, the great and general ideas ' which are iixed and inherent in uni• verial nature.' 1 was led into the Cubjefl of this letter by endeavouring... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pagine
...contrarieties which cannot fubfift together, and which deftroy the efficacy of each other. The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great and general ideas which are fixed and inherent in univerfal nature; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactnefs in the detail,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pagine
...contrarieties which cannot fubfift together, and which deftroy the efficacy of each other. The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great and general ideas which are fixed and inherent in univerfal nature; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactnefs in the detail,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 pagine
...contrarieties which cannot subsist together, and which destroy the efficacy of each other. The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great, and general...which are fixed and inherent in universal Nature; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactness in the detail, as I may say, of... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pagine
...contrarieties which cannot subsist together, and which destroy the efficacy of each other. The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great, and general...which are fixed and inherent in universal Nature; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactness in the detail, as I may say, of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pagine
...different practice of the Italian and Dutch painters, I.obferved, that " the Italian painter at" tends only to the invariable, the great and general ** ideas which are fixed and inherent in univerfal nature." I was led into the fubjefl: of this letter by endeavouring to fix the original caufe... | |
 | 1803 - 222 pagine
...SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1759. To the Idler. Sir, DISCOURSING in my last letter on the different practice of the Italian and Dutch painters, I observed that " the Italian painter attends only to the invaria" ble, the great and general ideas which are fixed and " inherent in universal nature." I was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pagine
...November 10,. 1759, To the IDLER. SIR, "PVISCOURSING in my last letter on the ~^ different practice of the Italian and Dutch painters, I observed, that "the Italian painter at" tends only to the invariable, the great and general " ideas which are fixed and inherent in universal... | |
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