The Works of John Ruskin: The elements of drawing. The elements of perspective. Aratra pentelici |
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and then , at last , when he comes to the manes , he has let fly hand and chisel
with their full force , and where a base workman , ( above all , if he had modelled
the thing in clay first , ) would have lost himself in laborious imitation of hair , the ...
and then , at last , when he comes to the manes , he has let fly hand and chisel
with their full force , and where a base workman , ( above all , if he had modelled
the thing in clay first , ) would have lost himself in laborious imitation of hair , the ...
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| Title | The Works of John Ruskin: The elements of drawing. The elements of perspective. Aratra pentelici Volume 9 of The Works of John Ruskin, John Ruskin |
| Author | John Ruskin |
| Publisher | J. Wiley, 1889 |
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