Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers

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Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Famous Writers by Esther Singleton.

Contents

• Great Pictures7
• Preface8
• Illustrations15
• GREAT PICTURES17
• DESCRIBED BY GREAT WRITERS18
• THE FISHERMAN PRESENTING THE RING TO THE DOGE GRADENIGO19
• (BORDONE)19
• THÉOPHILE GAUTIER19
• THE BIRTH OF VENUS23
• (BOTTICELLI)23
• WALTER PATER23
• THE QUEEN OF SHEBA32
• (VERONESE)32
• JOHN RUSKIN32
• THE LAST JUDGEMENT35
• (MICHAEL ANGELO)35
• ALEXANDRE DUMAS35
• FOOTNOTES:43
• MAGDALEN IN THE DESERT44
• (CORREGGIO)44
• AIMÉ GIRON44
• BANQUET OF THE ARQUEBUSIERS50
• (VAN DER HELST)50
• WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY50
• L'EMBARQUEMENT POUR L'ÎLE DE CYTHÈRE55
• (WATTEAU)55
• EDMOND AND JULES DE GONCOURT55
• THE SISTINE MADONNA61
• (RAPHAEL)61
• F.A. GRUYER61
• THE DREAM OF ST. URSULA73
• (CARPACCIO)73
• JOHN RUSKIN73
• FOOTNOTES:77
• THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS78
• (RUBENS)78
• EUGÈNE FROMENTIN78
• BACCHUS AND ARIADNE86
• (TITIAN)86
• CHARLES LAMB86
• BACCHUS AND ARIADNE89
• (TITIAN)89
• EDWARD T. COOK89
• FOOTNOTES:91
• THE CORONATION OF THE VIRGIN92
• (FRA ANGELICO)92
• THÉOPHILE GAUTIER92
• JUDITH96
• (SANDRO BOTTICELLI)96
• MAURICE HEWLETT96
• THE AVENUE OF MIDDELHARNAIS104
• (HOBBEMA)104
• PAUL LAFOND104
• THE DANCE OF THE DAUGHTER OF HERODIAS109
• (ANDREA DEL SARTO)109
• ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE109
• ADORATION OF THE MAGI114
• (GENTILE DA FABRIANO)114
• F.A. GRUYER114
• FOOTNOTES:116
• PORTRAIT OF GEORG GISZE117
• (HOLBEIN)117
• ANTONY VALABRÈGUE117
• FOOTNOTES:121
• PARADISE123
• (TINTORET)123
• JOHN RUSKIN123
• AURORA130
• (GUIDO RENI)130
• CHARLOTTE A. EATON130
• AURORA134
• (GUIDO RENI)134
• JOHN CONSTABLE134
• THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN135
• (TITIAN)135
• THÉOPHILE GAUTIER135
• THE NIGHT WATCH141
• (REMBRANDT)141
• EUGÈNE FROMENTIN141
• THE RAPE OF HELEN153
• (BENOZZO GOZZOLI)153
• COSMO MONKHOUSE153
• MONNA LISA9157
• (LEONARDO DA VINCI)157
• WALTER PATER157
• FOOTNOTES:168
• THE ADORATION OF THE LAMB169
• (VAN EYCK)169
• KUGLER169
• FOOTNOTES:179
• THE DEATH OF PROCRIS181
• (PIERO DI COSIMO)181
• EDWARD T. COOK181
• THE DEATH OF PROCRIS184
• (PIERO DI COSIMO)184
• JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS184
• FOOTNOTES:185
• THE MARRIAGE IN CANA186
• (TINTORET)186
• JOHN RUSKIN186
• MADAME DE POMPADOUR191
• (DE LA TOUR)191
• CHARLES-AUGUSTIN SAINTE-BEUVE191
• FOOTNOTES:197
• THE HAY WAIN199
• (CONSTABLE)199
• C.L. BURNS199
• THE SURRENDER OF BREDA206
• (VELASQUEZ)206
• THÉOPHILE GAUTIER206
• FOOTNOTES:210
• THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION211
• (MURILLO)211
• AIMÉ GIRON211
• ST. FRANCIS BEFORE THE SOLDAN217
• (GIOTTO)217
• JOHN RUSKIN217
• FOOTNOTES:225
• LILITH227
• (ROSSETTI)227
• ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE227
• ADORATION OF THE MAGI231
• (DÜRER)231
• MORIZ THAUSING231
• MARRIAGE A-LA-MODE235
• (HOGARTH)235
• AUSTIN DOBSON235
• FOOTNOTES:247
• THE MADONNA OF THE ROCKS248
• (LEONARDO DA VINCI)248
• THÉOPHILE GAUTIER248
• FOOTNOTES:253
• BEATRICE CENCI254
• (GUIDO RENI)254
• PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY254
• THE TRANSFIGURATION263
• (RAPHAEL) MRS. JAMESON263
• THE BULL271
• (PAUL POTTER)271
• EUGÈNE FROMENTIN271
• CORÉSUS AND CALLIRHOÉ277
• (FRAGONARD)277
• EDMOND AND JULES DE GONCOURT277
• FOOTNOTES:282
• THE MARKET-CART283
• (GAINSBOROUGH)283
• RICHARD AND SAMUEL REDGRAVE283
• BACCHUS AND ARIADNE288
• (TINTORET)288
• HIPPOLYTE ADOLPHE TAINE288
• FOOTNOTES:292
• BACCHUS AND ARIADNE293
• ANONYMOUS293
• LA CRUCHE CASSÉE295
• (GREUZE)295
• THÉOPHILE GAUTIER295
• PORTRAIT OF LADY COCKBURN AND HER CHILDREN298
• (REYNOLDS)298
• FREDERIC G. STEPHENS298
• FOOTNOTES:303
• ST. CECILIA304
• (RAPHAEL)304
• PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY304
• THE LAST SUPPER307
• (LEONARDO DA VINCI)307
• JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE307
• THE CHILDREN OF CHARLES I.317
• (VAN DYCK)317
• JULES GUIFFREY317
• THE FIGHTING TÉMÉRAIRE TUGGED TO HER LAST BERTH TO BE BROKEN UP, 1838324
• (TURNER)324
• JOHN RUSKIN324
• FOOTNOTES:328
• SPRING330
• (BOTTICELLI)330
• MARCEL REYMOND330
• FOOTNOTES:335
• Transcriber's Notes:336
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE339

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