That is the best part of beauty, which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. Bacon's Essays - Page 45by Francis Bacon - 1881Full view - About this book
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1852 - 394 pages
...that of Favour. That is the beft Part of Beauty, which a Picture cannot exprefs ; no nor the firft Sight of the Life. There is no excellent Beauty, that hath not fome Strangenefs in the Proportion. A Man cannot tell, whether Apelles, or Albert Durcr, were the more... | |
| 1891 - 454 pages
...ceaseless, most subtle movement — a most important attribute. " That," says Lord Bacon (essay on Beauty) " is the best part of beauty which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life, decent" (ie, becoming) "and gracious moiion." Still, it is thought this apparently simple instrument,... | |
| 1854 - 478 pages
...Nicholas Hilliard, a painter of portraits in miniature, who died in 1619. АКТ AND AKTISTS. BACON says, "That is the best part of beauty which a picture cannot express — no, nor the first sight of life." Sir Joshua Reynolds seems, to have laboured to represent this inward excellence; an 1 we can... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 564 pages
...that of favour' is more than that of colour, and that of decent5 and gracious6 motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a...cannot tell whether Apelles or Albert Durer were the more7 triflcr ; whereof the one 1 Almost. For the must part ; generally. ' Who is there almost, whose... | |
| J. Watts Lethbridge - Man-woman relationships - 1856 - 224 pages
...beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a...picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life."f The colours as arranged on nature's palette are in perfect order. The most finished tints come... | |
| Francis Bacon - English literature - 1858 - 812 pages
...that of favour 2 is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion * more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which...picture cannot express ; no nor the first sight of life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not Borne strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...that of Favour. That is the beft Part of Beauty which a Picture cannot exprefs ; no, nor the firft Sight of the Life. There is no excellent Beauty, that hath not fome Strangenefs in the Proportion. A Man cannot tell whether Apelles or Albert Durer were the more... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...that of favour a is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion 3 more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which...picture cannot express ; no nor the first sight of life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell... | |
| Hanworth - 1858 - 300 pages
...contributed to form the one ultimately selected for perpetuation. A greater than Campbell has written, " That is the best part of beauty which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life." Lenses and chemicals cannot be expected to succeed where the eye itself fails.' 'Well, well/ interrupted... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1858 - 792 pages
...that of favour 2 is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion 3 more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which...picture cannot express ; no nor the first sight of life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell... | |
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