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... distinguished in his best works by a calm , a solemn grandeur of soul which nothing has ever surpassed ; his Last Supper has a tranquil sublimity , a pathetic grace diffused over it , which contrasts strangely with the whirlwind charge ...
... distinguished in his best works by a calm , a solemn grandeur of soul which nothing has ever surpassed ; his Last Supper has a tranquil sublimity , a pathetic grace diffused over it , which contrasts strangely with the whirlwind charge ...
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... distinguished the Venetian branch of Italian art has been instanced by all painters , particularly those who dealt in duller materials , as a falling off from the severe dignity of the true historic ; this is perhaps true , for the ...
... distinguished the Venetian branch of Italian art has been instanced by all painters , particularly those who dealt in duller materials , as a falling off from the severe dignity of the true historic ; this is perhaps true , for the ...
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... distinguished flower and fruit painter of modern times , was born at Amsterdam , in 1682. He surpassed his predecessors in softness and freshness , in delicacy and vivacity of colour , in fineness of pencilling , in the disposition of ...
... distinguished flower and fruit painter of modern times , was born at Amsterdam , in 1682. He surpassed his predecessors in softness and freshness , in delicacy and vivacity of colour , in fineness of pencilling , in the disposition of ...
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... distinguished ; namely , such as become entirely changed by ignition , as charcoal , sponge , & c . , and such as retain their former state , as iron , for example . The first is a regular combustion , in which , however , no gas rises ...
... distinguished ; namely , such as become entirely changed by ignition , as charcoal , sponge , & c . , and such as retain their former state , as iron , for example . The first is a regular combustion , in which , however , no gas rises ...
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... distinguished himself by the Drapier's letters , the object of which was to point out the consequences that would result from a patent granted to a man of the name of Wood , for supply- ing Ireland with a copper coinage . Such was the ...
... distinguished himself by the Drapier's letters , the object of which was to point out the consequences that would result from a patent granted to a man of the name of Wood , for supply- ing Ireland with a copper coinage . Such was the ...
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