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Stanley Austin

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...his all. He fled to Bologna, and there in less than three years he died. What treasures were lost to art by this senseless outrage it is impossible to tell. I am not concerned with the rule or conduct of the popes; I only know that at that time no city of the world was so rich in all things beautiful as Rome, and wanton destruction can only be recorded with a pang. Of Agostino di Musi, better known as Agostino Veneziano, I have already spoken, but he was associated with Marco Dente da Ravenna in engraving such works of Raphael as had not been done by Marc Antonio. He produced some 180 pieces, of which I think Ananias Struck Dead to be one of the best. Of Ravenna little personal is known, but his work proves his skill and his worthiness to be a pupil of a great master. While all the world is indebted to the Pontiffs for the part they played in the encouragement of Art, collectors are most interested in those who reproduced the glories of the masters, and rendered these treasures possible of acquisition by the whole civilised race. Chief honour therefore attaches to Maso Finiguerra, who was the first, and one of the best exponents, of the Art of Engraving in Italy. Of this gifted man, Vasari writes--"The commencement of the Art of Engraving (dell intagliare) springs from Maso Finiguerra, a Florentine, about the year of grace 1460, since this artist from all his works, which he engraved on silver, to be afterwards filled up with niello, obtained from them impressions in clay, and having poured liquid sulphur on these they became imprinted and charged with smoke. Whence by means of oil they gave out the same effect as did the silver. And this he did again with damp paper, and with the same tint, exerting pressure gently all over it with a round roller, whi...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The History of Engraving from Its Inception to the Time of Thomas Bewick. To get started finding The History of Engraving from Its Inception to the Time of Thomas Bewick, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1152302647

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...his all. He fled to Bologna, and there in less than three years he died. What treasures were lost to art by this senseless outrage it is impossible to tell. I am not concerned with the rule or conduct of the popes; I only know that at that time no city of the world was so rich in all things beautiful as Rome, and wanton destruction can only be recorded with a pang. Of Agostino di Musi, better known as Agostino Veneziano, I have already spoken, but he was associated with Marco Dente da Ravenna in engraving such works of Raphael as had not been done by Marc Antonio. He produced some 180 pieces, of which I think Ananias Struck Dead to be one of the best. Of Ravenna little personal is known, but his work proves his skill and his worthiness to be a pupil of a great master. While all the world is indebted to the Pontiffs for the part they played in the encouragement of Art, collectors are most interested in those who reproduced the glories of the masters, and rendered these treasures possible of acquisition by the whole civilised race. Chief honour therefore attaches to Maso Finiguerra, who was the first, and one of the best exponents, of the Art of Engraving in Italy. Of this gifted man, Vasari writes--"The commencement of the Art of Engraving (dell intagliare) springs from Maso Finiguerra, a Florentine, about the year of grace 1460, since this artist from all his works, which he engraved on silver, to be afterwards filled up with niello, obtained from them impressions in clay, and having poured liquid sulphur on these they became imprinted and charged with smoke. Whence by means of oil they gave out the same effect as did the silver. And this he did again with damp paper, and with the same tint, exerting pressure gently all over it with a round roller, whi...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The History of Engraving from Its Inception to the Time of Thomas Bewick. To get started finding The History of Engraving from Its Inception to the Time of Thomas Bewick, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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