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... complete life of any painter . Still many biographical incidents in the careers of dis- tinguished masters in Art , living , and lately deceased , have been incorporated in the work . The more remarkable instances of works of Art , lost ...
... complete life of any painter . Still many biographical incidents in the careers of dis- tinguished masters in Art , living , and lately deceased , have been incorporated in the work . The more remarkable instances of works of Art , lost ...
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... complete . Pro- bably not a few good things have been overlooked— anecdotes or incidents doubtless better worth pre- serving than some that are recorded . It is believed , however , that artists and Art collectors , as well as the ...
... complete . Pro- bably not a few good things have been overlooked— anecdotes or incidents doubtless better worth pre- serving than some that are recorded . It is believed , however , that artists and Art collectors , as well as the ...
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... complete his statue of Napoleon the Great . He writes : - · " There is not an artist in Europe who can make such a model except in many years . That of the Emperor Joseph more than ten years were spent upon , the same time was taken for ...
... complete his statue of Napoleon the Great . He writes : - · " There is not an artist in Europe who can make such a model except in many years . That of the Emperor Joseph more than ten years were spent upon , the same time was taken for ...
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... complete as pos- sible a collection of the master's works , the city of Antwerp will have to obtain copies of 536 pictures and to collect 921 engravings . The cost of a com- plete Rubens collection , such as was recommended by the ...
... complete as pos- sible a collection of the master's works , the city of Antwerp will have to obtain copies of 536 pictures and to collect 921 engravings . The cost of a com- plete Rubens collection , such as was recommended by the ...
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... complete as possible , found it necessary to warn the public that many copies or spurious imitations of Philip's style were abroad . As an instance of how cleverly pictures are copied , it may be stated that two pictures were sold ...
... complete as possible , found it necessary to warn the public that many copies or spurious imitations of Philip's style were abroad . As an instance of how cleverly pictures are copied , it may be stated that two pictures were sold ...
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