The Gallery of Pictures Painted by Benjamin West Esqr. Historical Painter, to His Majesty, and President of the Royal AcademyJoseph Thomas, 1820 - 22 pages |
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... action and expression of all the other figures should carry the attention of the spectator with more impressive force to the main personage , the significant countenances , action and expression of the figures in this piece , are all ...
... action and expression of all the other figures should carry the attention of the spectator with more impressive force to the main personage , the significant countenances , action and expression of the figures in this piece , are all ...
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... action and energetic expression . The pious confidence of the uninfected , the sadness of the diseased , and the prostration of the dead , carry the mind with most impressive feeling of awe to the central figure of the High Priest ...
... action and energetic expression . The pious confidence of the uninfected , the sadness of the diseased , and the prostration of the dead , carry the mind with most impressive feeling of awe to the central figure of the High Priest ...
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... actions , and composition of the figures , to show how richly his young mind was imbued with a classical knowledge of those renowned works . The subject is as follows : - Orestes slew Pyrrhus , the son of Achilles , in the temple of ...
... actions , and composition of the figures , to show how richly his young mind was imbued with a classical knowledge of those renowned works . The subject is as follows : - Orestes slew Pyrrhus , the son of Achilles , in the temple of ...
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... actions of the human figure and those emotions of the mind which call forth the peculiar graces and energies of each , it solicits regard as a pictorial record of the rising ambition of one of the most celebrated characters of antiquity ...
... actions of the human figure and those emotions of the mind which call forth the peculiar graces and energies of each , it solicits regard as a pictorial record of the rising ambition of one of the most celebrated characters of antiquity ...
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... action or passion . Here the action must be gentle , for it must be eminently graceful ; and grace cannot eminently consist with violent action , with sudden and angular turns of the limbs . Ever varying , but gentle undulations of form ...
... action or passion . Here the action must be gentle , for it must be eminently graceful ; and grace cannot eminently consist with violent action , with sudden and angular turns of the limbs . Ever varying , but gentle undulations of form ...
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admirable agreeable Alexander Apollo artist B.West P.RA beautiful behold BELISARIUS BENJAMIN WEST Cæsar Cave of Despaire character chase colours contrast Corbould countenance dead death delineation DESPAIR OF VENUS dignity Diomede display divine drapery Drawn & Engraved Drawn &Engraved Drawn by H elegant eminent endless pain Engraved by H Engraved by H.Moses exhibited expression eyes face father favour feelings figures Finch Lane genius glory glowing Goddess grace Greece grief hand head heart hero Homer honour human Iliad immortal impression Joseph Thomas JUDGMENT OF HERCULES kiss Knight lady land lifted LIGHTNING WHICH PRECEDES London looks mind misery Moab Moses murderous natural noble objects Orestes Pain Painted by B.West Parmenio passion pathetic Patroclus pencil picture plague Pleasure poet poetic portrait prostrate PYLADES R. H. Painted Rome scene sorrow soul sovereign steeds sublimity talents terror thee Thetis thou truth unto venerable vigour West's wretched youth