 | Several Hands - 1771 - 614 страници
...deficiencies, excrefrcnces and deformities of things from their general figures, he makes out an abftfad idea of their forms more perfect than any one original; and, what may feem a paradox, he learns to defign naturally by -drawing his figures unlike to any one object. This... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1771 - 622 страници
...deficiencies, excrefcences and deformities of things from their general figures, he makes out an «bftra& idea of their forms more perfect than any one original; and, what may feem a paradox, he learns to defign naturally by drawing his figures unlike to any one object. This... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1772 - 656 страници
...deficiencies, excrefccnces and deformities of things from their general figures, he makes out an abftradt idea of their forms more perfect than any one original ; and what may feem a paradox, he learns todefign naturally by drawing his figures unlike to any one 6bjeft. This... | |
 | 1907 - 584 страници
...accidental deficiencies, excrescences, and deformities of things from their general figures, he makes out an abstract idea of their forms more perfect than...naturally by drawing his figures unlike to any one object. . . . Thus it is from a reiterated experience, and a close comparison of the objects in nature, that... | |
 | 1803 - 582 страници
...deficiencies, excrefcences and deformities of things from their general figures, he makes out an ab ft ra il idea of their forms more perfect than any one original; and what rftay feem a paradox, he learns to defign naturally by drawing his figures unlike to any one object.... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 610 страници
...general figures, he makej^ ii out an abstract idea of their forms more perfect than ai^^ne^ojnginaTf^ancr what may seem a paradox, he learns to design naturally...perfect state of nature, which the Artist calls the |3eal Beautjj, is the great leading principle byivKich works of genius are conducted. By this Phidias... | |
 | James Northcote - 1819 - 382 страници
...general forms of things, more perfect than anyone original, " and, what may seem a paradox, the student learns to design naturally by drawing his figures unlike to any one object." This then, he described to be " Ideal Beauty/' the idea of the perfect state of nature, that great leading... | |
 | 1842 - 528 страници
...accidental deficiencies, excrescences, and deformities of things from their general figures, he makes out an abstract idea of their forms more perfect than...naturally by drawing his figures unlike to any one object. (Discourse HI.) He observes in explanation in another part of the same discourse : ' To the principle... | |
 | 1842 - 530 страници
...accidental deficiencies, excrescences, and deformities of things from their general figures, he makes out an abstract idea of their forms more perfect than any one original ; and, what may seejn a paradox, he learns to design naturally by drawing his figures unlike to any one object. (Discourse... | |
 | 1842 - 540 страници
...deficiencies, excrescences, and deformities of things from their general figures, he makes out an abstract idta of their forms more perfect than any one original...naturally by drawing his figures unlike to any one object. (Discnurxp 111.) lie observes in explanation in another part of the same discourse : ' To the principle... | |
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By this means, he acquires a just idea of beautiful forms; he corrects Nature by herself, her imperfect state by her more perfect. His eye being enabled to distinguish the accidental deficiencies, excrescences, and deformities of things, from their general... 
