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Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings (Volume 2)

Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings (Volume 2)

Champlin, John Denison, Jr.

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ISBN10: 115222719X
ISBN13: 9781152227194
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 442
Weight: 1.42
Height: 0.98 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
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. 1887 Excerpt: ...Paolo Vero-nese, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; can-vas; signed. Mercury, with a touch of his caduceus, transforms Aglaurus to stone for attempting to prevent his access to her sis-ter Herse. From Cabinet of Queen Chris-tina of Sweden to the Orleans Collection; valued at 200, sold for 105 guineas.--Waa-gen, Treasures, ii. 499; iii. 447; Cab. Cro-zat, ii. Pl. 20. MERCY, SEVEN WOBKS OF, David Teniers, younger, Louvre, Paris; copper, H. 1 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.; signed. At left, an old man, richly clad, distributes bread to the poor; behind him, a woman, aided by a servant, gives clothing to four beggars; in front, a page gives drink to a woman, seated, with an infant upon her knees and another child near her; to right, a villager 7 ft 5 in. x 5 ft. 9 in. Scene from Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress: Methought I looked up and saw one coming with wings towards me. So he came directly to me and said, 'Mercy, what aileth thee?' Now, when he had heard me make my complaint, he said, 'Peace be to thee!' He also wiped my eyes with his handkerchief, and clad me in silver and gold. He put a chain about my neck, and ear-rings in my ears, and a beautiful crown upon my head. Painted in 1850; replica owned by Mr. Carey, Philadelphia. at the coronation of Leopold I. at Frankfort, in 1658, he painted the portraits of many notable persons. Works: Artemisia mixing her Husband's Ashes in her Drink, Mr. H. Burkhard, Basle; Martyrdom of St. Lawrence (1652), Bamberg Cathedral; Resurrection, City Library, Basle; Portraits of Electors of Brandenburg, Mentz, the Palatinate, Duke of Zelle, Count Serini, Artist's father, his sister Maria Sibylla (Basle Museum), of himself (Darmstadt Museum), Family Group (1641). By his father are: I Sunrise (1639), Basle Museum; View of H...

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