The life of Titian: with anecdotes of the distinguished persons of his time [ed. by W. Hazlitt].Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burlington Street, 1830 - 399 pagine |
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Pagina 53
... Charles the Ninth but he could not pass through Venice , without visiting Titian , whose praises were sung by all the poets of his time . Titian now having adorned not only Venice but all Italy and other parts of the world with works of ...
... Charles the Ninth but he could not pass through Venice , without visiting Titian , whose praises were sung by all the poets of his time . Titian now having adorned not only Venice but all Italy and other parts of the world with works of ...
Pagina 107
... Charles V ) satisfy religion and the holy faith , as he did soft love with profane pictures , gratifying at once body and soul ; he painted for the Duke , over the door of an armoury , a half - figure of Christ , to whom a Jew is ...
... Charles V ) satisfy religion and the holy faith , as he did soft love with profane pictures , gratifying at once body and soul ; he painted for the Duke , over the door of an armoury , a half - figure of Christ , to whom a Jew is ...
Pagina 112
... Charles V. all Venice was wonder- struck and mute ? Generously recompensed , Titian returned to Venice in 1515 , carrying with him the love of the Duke , who , coming frequently to Venice , never failed to pay the artist a visit , and ...
... Charles V. all Venice was wonder- struck and mute ? Generously recompensed , Titian returned to Venice in 1515 , carrying with him the love of the Duke , who , coming frequently to Venice , never failed to pay the artist a visit , and ...
Pagina 139
... CHARLES THE FIFTH , WHOSE PORTRAIT HE PAINTS - ON HIS RE- TURN TO VENICE , FINDS HIMSELF PLACED IN COM- PETITION WITH PORDENONE - HIS DIFFERENT WORKS UP TO 1531 . IN 1526 , died in Mantua , late enough for his own glory , too soon for ...
... CHARLES THE FIFTH , WHOSE PORTRAIT HE PAINTS - ON HIS RE- TURN TO VENICE , FINDS HIMSELF PLACED IN COM- PETITION WITH PORDENONE - HIS DIFFERENT WORKS UP TO 1531 . IN 1526 , died in Mantua , late enough for his own glory , too soon for ...
Pagina 143
... Charles the Fifth , to assign Adria , the daughter of Aretin , a dowry , and propose him for a cardinal . We shall see in more places than one what Aretin did for Titian ; so much so indeed , that it was a com- mon opinion that it was ...
... Charles the Fifth , to assign Adria , the daughter of Aretin , a dowry , and propose him for a cardinal . We shall see in more places than one what Aretin did for Titian ; so much so indeed , that it was a com- mon opinion that it was ...
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Parole e frasi comuni
admirable afterwards Andrea Gritti appears Aretin artist beautiful Bellini Benedetto Varchi Bologna brother Cadore Cardinal celebrated Charles the Fifth church of St colouring copy Correggio court crowns death divine Doge dress Duke Emperor engraved excellent eyes Farnese father favour Ferrara figures finished Florence Francesco fresco gallery genius Giorgione Giovanni GIOVANNI DELLA CASA give glory greatest hand honour Horatio illustrious imitation intreat Italy lady letter lived look Ludovico Ariosto manner master Medicis Mendozza MICHAEL ANGELO BUONAROTTI mind Morto da Feltre nature noble old age painted painter palace Paul Veronese perfect person Peter Aretin Philip picture PIETRO ARETINO Pomponio Pope portrait praise present prince Raphael represented return to Venice Ridolfi Rome Sansovino sculpture seen sent Signor sonnet St John St Mark St Peter Martyr talents taste thing tion Titian Urbino Vasari Venetian Venetian school Venice Venus Vienna Virgin wished wonderful young youth
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Pagina 360 - Whenever you turn to look at them, they appear to be looking at you. There seems to be some question pending between you, as if an intimate friend or an inveterate foe were in the room with you.
Pagina 25 - 1 corso della vita mia, con tempestoso mar, per fragil barca, al comun porto, ov'a render si varca conto e ragion d'ogni opra trista e pia. Onde l'affettuosa fantasia che l'arte mi fece idol e monarca conosco or ben com'era d'error carca e quel c'a mal suo grado ogn'uom desia.
Pagina 369 - ... a hand, or an eye, and had acquired patience to finish a single figure, before they undertook to paint extensive compositions. They knew that though Fame is represented with her head above the clouds, her feet rest upon the earth. Genius can only have its full scope, where, though much may have been done, more remains to do ; where models exist chiefly to show the deficiencies of art, and where the perfect idea is left to be filled up in the painter's imagination.
Pagina 354 - In the figures, in the landscape, in the water, in the sky, there are tones, colours, scattered with a profuse and unerring hand, gorgeous, but most true, dazzling with their force, but blended, softened, woven together into a woof like that of Iris — tints of flesh colour, as if you saw the blood circling beneath the pearly skin ; clouds empurpled with setting suns : hills steeped in azure skies ; trees turning to a mellow brown ; the cold grey rocks, and the water so translucent that you see...
Pagina 139 - It is situated in the extreme part of Venice, upon the sea, and from it one sees the pretty little island of Murano and other beautiful places. This part of the sea, as soon as the sun went down, swarmed with gondolas adorned with beautiful women, and resounded with the varied harmony and music of voices and instruments, which till midnight accompanied our delightful supper.
Pagina 375 - The principle of universal suffrage, however applicable to matters of government which concern the common feelings and common interests of society, is by no means applicable to matters of taste, which can only be decided upon by the most refined understandings.
Pagina 27 - Ch' a lui mi levo per divin concetti E quivi informo i pensier tutti ei detti, Ardendo, amando per gentil persona. Onde se mai da due begli occhi il guardo Torcer non so, conosco in lor la luce, Che mi mostra la via, che a Dio mi guide; E se nel lume loro acceso io ardo, Nel nobil foco mio dolce riluce La gioia che nel cielo eterna ride...
Pagina 27 - Amor dunque non ha, né tua beliate o durezza o fortuna o gran disdegno, del mio mal colpa, o mio destino o sorte, se dentro del tuo cor morte e pietate porti in un tempo, e che '1 mio basso ingegno non sappia, ardendo, trame altro che morte 3.
Pagina 27 - Ch' un marmo solo in se non circoscriva Col suo soverchio , e solo a quello arriva La man che obbedisce all
Pagina 370 - The real patron is anxious to reward merit, not to encourage gratuitous pretenders to it ; to see that the man of genius takes no detriment, that another Wilson is not lef1 to perish for want ; not to propagate the breed, for that he knows to be impossible.