| Homer - 1833 - 588 pages
...inculcated. The Illustrations of Mr. Flaxman are not so generally known in this country as they ought to be. No modern sculptor, according to the opinions of the...intellectual people, of embodying in perfect forms, the ¡deal creations of genius. He spent seven years in studying the remains of antiquity at Rome ; and... | |
| Homer - 1833 - 598 pages
...inculcated. The_ Illustrations _of_Mr_Flaxman are not so generally known in this country as they ought to be. No modern sculptor, according to the opinions of the...judges, has imbibed more thoroughly the spirit of grace aud beauty which belongs preeminently to ancient art. His mind may be said to have been cast in a Grecian... | |
| Robert Walsh - 1888 - 576 pages
...genius. The illustrations by Mr. Flaxman, however, have a stronger title to our esteem than this j they may be relied on as faithful representations...mind may be said to have been cast in a Grecian mould j he had the same intuitive perception of the beautiful, the same love of simplicity, the same power,... | |
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