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    An essay on the theory of painting . By Mr. Richardson.

    Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745. | Date: 1725
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    The principles of painting, under the heads of anatomy attitude accident Architecture Composition Claro-Obscuro Contrast Colouring Design Disposition Draperies Expression Harmony History Invention Landskip Lights Proportion Passion Portraiture Sculpture Style Truth Unity, &c. In which is contained, An account of the Athenian, Roman, Venetian and Flemish schools. To which is added, The balance of painters. Being The Names of the most noted Painters, and their Degrees of Perfection in the Four principal Parts of their Art: Of singular Use to those who would form an Idea of the Value of Paintings and Pictures. Written originally in French by Mons. du Piles, Author of The Lives of the Painters. And now first translated into English. By a painter

    Roger de Piles | Date: M.DCC.XLIII. [1743]

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