 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....  Idler - Pagina 268di Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823Visualizzazione 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 - 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,... | |
 | 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 - 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,... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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
...contrarieties which cannot subsist together, and which destroy the efficacy of each other. 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,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 410 pagine
...their ships, and reign once more in our *• native country." N°82. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1759TO THE IDLER. SIR, DISCOURSING in my last letter on the...selected the most beautiful part of the creation, it will show how much their principles are founded on reason, and, at the same time, discover the origin of... | |
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