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Essays towards the history of painting

Essays towards the history of painting

by Lady Maria Callcott

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Author
Callcott, Maria, Lady, 1785-1842
Original Publication
London: Edward Moxon, 1836.
Credits
The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
ND: Fine Arts: Painting
Subject
Painting -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 75528
Release Date
March 4, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.ESSAYS TOWARDS THE HISTORY OF PAINTING.
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.TO THE MISS WARRENS.
  5. 5.CONTENTS.
  6. 6.ESSAYS.
  7. 7.Untitled
  8. 8.ESSAY I. — Extract of a Letter from Mr. Clift to Mrs. Callcott . — FOOTNOTES:
  9. 9.ESSAY II. OF ART IN ANCIENT ITALY [33] . — FOOTNOTES:
  10. 10.ESSAY III. PAINTING IN GREECE, FIRST AND SECOND PERIODS. — FOOTNOTES:
  11. 11.ESSAY IV. OF THE THIRD PERIOD OF PAINTING IN GREECE. — ON THE MEDEA OF TIMOMACHUS. — FOOTNOTES:
  12. 12.ESSAY V. OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF PICTURES. — OF THE ETHIC CLASS. — Epic Pictures. — Historical Pictures. — DRAMATIC PICTURES. — OF PORTRAIT. — PICTURES OF FAMILIAR LIFE — LANDSCAPE. — FOOTNOTES:
  13. 13.ESSAY VI. ON THE MATERIALS USED BY PAINTERS. — FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14.ERRATA.
  15. 15.JUST PUBLISHED — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — Transcriber’s Notes

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