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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19574#0346
EXP 3i9
know that circumvrance* There is one inftance of this in a pk>
ture of Van Dyke, made of John Lyvens, who is drawn as if
he was liftening at fomething; which refers to a remarkable
flory in that man's life. The print is in the book of Van Dyke's
heads : Which book, and the heads of the artifts, in the lives of
Giorgio Vafari, are worth confidering, with regard to the va-
riety of attitudes fuited to the feveral characters, as well as upoia
other accounts.
Robes, or other marks of dignity, or of a profefHon, employ-
ment, or amufement, a book, a fhip, a favourite dog, or the like,,
are hiftorical Expreffions common in portraits, which muft be
mentioned on this occafion j and to fay more of them is not
neceffary.
There are feveral kinds of artificial Expreflions indulged to
painters, and praclifed by them, becaufe of the difadvantage of
their art in that particular, in comparifon of words.
To,exprefs the fenfe of the wrath of God, with which our
Blefied Lord's mind was filled, when in his agony, and the ap-
prehenfion he was then in of his own approaching crucifixion,
Frederico Barocci has drawn him in a proper attitude; and not
only with the angel holding the cup to him, that is common;
but in the back ground you fee the crofs and flames of ike.
This-is very particular and curious.
In the cartoon where the people of Lycaonia are going to fa-
crifice to St. Paul arul Barnabas, the occafion of all that is finely
told.
The man who was healed of his lamenefs, is one of the for-
warder! to exprefs his fenfe of the divine power, which appeared
in thofe apoftles ; and, to fhew it to be him, not only a crutch
is under his feet on the ground, but an old man takes up the
lappet of his garment, and looks upon the limb, which he re-
membered to have been crippled, and exprelTes great devotioct
and admiration ; which fentiments are alio feen in the other
with a mixture of jov.
When our Saviour committed the care of his church to Si.
Peter, the words he ufed on that occafion are related by Raphael,
who has made him pointing to a flock of fheep; and St. Peter,
to have juif, received two keys. When the ftory of Jofeph's in-
terpretation of Pharaoh's dream was to be related, Raphael has
painted thofe dreams in two circles over the figures; which he
has alio- done when Jofeph relates his own to his brethren. His
manner of expreffing God's dividing the light from darknefe,
and the creation of the fun and moon, is altogether fublime.
The prints of thofe laft mentioned pictures are not hard to be
found.} they are in what they call. R-aphael's bible, but the paint-
kigs
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know that circumvrance* There is one inftance of this in a pk>
ture of Van Dyke, made of John Lyvens, who is drawn as if
he was liftening at fomething; which refers to a remarkable
flory in that man's life. The print is in the book of Van Dyke's
heads : Which book, and the heads of the artifts, in the lives of
Giorgio Vafari, are worth confidering, with regard to the va-
riety of attitudes fuited to the feveral characters, as well as upoia
other accounts.
Robes, or other marks of dignity, or of a profefHon, employ-
ment, or amufement, a book, a fhip, a favourite dog, or the like,,
are hiftorical Expreffions common in portraits, which muft be
mentioned on this occafion j and to fay more of them is not
neceffary.
There are feveral kinds of artificial Expreflions indulged to
painters, and praclifed by them, becaufe of the difadvantage of
their art in that particular, in comparifon of words.
To,exprefs the fenfe of the wrath of God, with which our
Blefied Lord's mind was filled, when in his agony, and the ap-
prehenfion he was then in of his own approaching crucifixion,
Frederico Barocci has drawn him in a proper attitude; and not
only with the angel holding the cup to him, that is common;
but in the back ground you fee the crofs and flames of ike.
This-is very particular and curious.
In the cartoon where the people of Lycaonia are going to fa-
crifice to St. Paul arul Barnabas, the occafion of all that is finely
told.
The man who was healed of his lamenefs, is one of the for-
warder! to exprefs his fenfe of the divine power, which appeared
in thofe apoftles ; and, to fhew it to be him, not only a crutch
is under his feet on the ground, but an old man takes up the
lappet of his garment, and looks upon the limb, which he re-
membered to have been crippled, and exprelTes great devotioct
and admiration ; which fentiments are alio feen in the other
with a mixture of jov.
When our Saviour committed the care of his church to Si.
Peter, the words he ufed on that occafion are related by Raphael,
who has made him pointing to a flock of fheep; and St. Peter,
to have juif, received two keys. When the ftory of Jofeph's in-
terpretation of Pharaoh's dream was to be related, Raphael has
painted thofe dreams in two circles over the figures; which he
has alio- done when Jofeph relates his own to his brethren. His
manner of expreffing God's dividing the light from darknefe,
and the creation of the fun and moon, is altogether fublime.
The prints of thofe laft mentioned pictures are not hard to be
found.} they are in what they call. R-aphael's bible, but the paint-
kigs
-