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... Italy , where he was fascinated by the colour and dash of Tintoretto . A new point of departure in his style might have resulted from this Italian journey ( for one of his latest portraits shows traces of its influence ) , but ...
... Italy , where he was fascinated by the colour and dash of Tintoretto . A new point of departure in his style might have resulted from this Italian journey ( for one of his latest portraits shows traces of its influence ) , but ...
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... Italy comes first with a total of 230 , or more than a third of the whole list . France is next with 120. Germany provides 80 , and Switzer- land 60. Belgium is represented by 49 and Eng- land by 45 models , while the Americans send a ...
... Italy comes first with a total of 230 , or more than a third of the whole list . France is next with 120. Germany provides 80 , and Switzer- land 60. Belgium is represented by 49 and Eng- land by 45 models , while the Americans send a ...
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... Italian sculptor to the Director of the Academy of Designs , Naples . It is dated Rome , August 11 , 1807 , and Canova complains that enough time is not given him to complete his statue of Napoleon the Great . He writes : - · " There is ...
... Italian sculptor to the Director of the Academy of Designs , Naples . It is dated Rome , August 11 , 1807 , and Canova complains that enough time is not given him to complete his statue of Napoleon the Great . He writes : - · " There is ...
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... Italian Landscape , " J. Both , £ 1800 ; " Morning ' and " Evening , " a pair , Hondekoeter , £ 1420 ; " Cattle in a Meadow , " P. Potter , £ 1140 ; " Still L " " Life , " with black and white grapes , apricots GREAT SALES . 161.
... Italian Landscape , " J. Both , £ 1800 ; " Morning ' and " Evening , " a pair , Hondekoeter , £ 1420 ; " Cattle in a Meadow , " P. Potter , £ 1140 ; " Still L " " Life , " with black and white grapes , apricots GREAT SALES . 161.
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... Italy - Ovid Banished from Rome , " 5200 guineas ; " Modern Italy , " 5000 guineas ; " Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino , " 4450 guineas ; " St .. Mark's Place by Moonlight - Juliet after the Mas- querade , " 5200 guineas ; " Van Tromp's ...
... Italy - Ovid Banished from Rome , " 5200 guineas ; " Modern Italy , " 5000 guineas ; " Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino , " 4450 guineas ; " St .. Mark's Place by Moonlight - Juliet after the Mas- querade , " 5200 guineas ; " Van Tromp's ...
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