ISBN: 1236462114

[EAN: 9781236462114], Neubuch, [PU: RareBooksClub], ANTONIO CANOVA,WORLD, This item is printed on demand. 28 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerou… More...

[EAN: 9781236462114], Neubuch, [PU: RareBooksClub], ANTONIO CANOVA,WORLD, This item is printed on demand. 28 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.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. 1849 Excerpt: . . . industry had made little progress, and after many years of labour and reiterated attempts had produced nothing at all corresponding in effect, he remarked, perseverance must, at last, obtain something; but before applying ourselves to a pursuit like the arts, we should ascertain that nature has given us an aptitude for them--perseverance alone is not enough. When a young artist, who has mastered the rudiments of his art, does not advance rapidly and decidedly in the first three or four years, there is, in general, little to be expected of him: with practice, indeed, he may obtain more freedom, more practical skill and knowlege, but he will not gain on the score of originality or inventive genius. The figure of Meekness, on the tomb of Ganganelli, is one of my earliest productions; and yet now, after thirty H years of practice, I do not know that I have learnt to do better. I am mortified to find my powers so limited, and would fain raise myself to a higher pitch, but I cannot. XLVIII. So moderate and guarded was he in his opinion of his own merit, that when highly praised, he often said, But is it certain that I deserve these praises I decline taking them to myself, lest I should usurp that to which I have not a just claim; neither can I so fully depend on my judgment as to think that I can produce true excellence, but constantly expect to see some boy start up and outdo me. XLIX. Reverting to the subject of the importance in works of art, of a clear and forcible expression of the thoughts and emotions of the mind, he observed, The famous old masters were wonderfully great in respect to the expression of the affections. Wehave since then perhaps improved on them in those points that address the judgment, but it has been at. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<

2012, ISBN: 9781236462114

The Works of Antonio Canova, in Sculpture and Modelling Volume 3; Engraved in Outline by Henry Moses: Paperback: Rarebooksclub.com: 9781236462114: 22 May 2012 History Books, , , , The Wo… More...

The Works of Antonio Canova, in Sculpture and Modelling Volume 3; Engraved in Outline by Henry Moses: Paperback: Rarebooksclub.com: 9781236462114: 22 May 2012 History Books, , , , The Works of Antonio Canova, in Sculpture and Modelling Volume 3; Engraved in Outline by Henry Moses, Antonio Canova, 9781236462114, Rarebooksclub.com, , , , ,<

ISBN: 9781236462114

The Works of Antonio Canova, in Sculpture and Modelling Volume 3; Engraved in Outline by Henry Moses Antonio Canova, Books, History, The Works of Antonio Canova, in Sculpture and Modellin… More...

The Works of Antonio Canova, in Sculpture and Modelling Volume 3; Engraved in Outline by Henry Moses Antonio Canova, Books, History, The Works of Antonio Canova, in Sculpture and Modelling Volume 3; Engraved in Outline by Henry Moses Books>History, General Books LLC<