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cunning, that they have furprifed the eyes of the moll judicious;
ibut, atter they have examined them the nearer, they have foon
^iflinguifned the one's colouring and the other's pencil.
Teniers had a particular talent in imitating BafTano ; but the
light and eafy pencil which he ufed in this artifice, is the very
proof of his deceit: For his pencil, though eafy and light, is not
fo lively nor fo proper to characterife objects, as that of BafTano,
especially as to animals.
Teniers indeed underftood the union of colours, but there
was a certain grey predominant in his, and his colouring had not
the vigour and fweetnefs of Giacomo BafTano. It is the fame
with all paftici ; and, if we would not be deceived by them, we
mall examine their gout of defign, their colouring, and the cha-
racter of their pencils, with the originals from whence they were
taken.
E-divard PIERCE, was a good •hiftory and landfcape painter
in the reigns of king Charles I. and II. Ke alto drew architec-
ture, perfpecfive, &c. and was much efteemed in his time; little
or his woik now remains, the far greater part having been de-
ftroyed by the dreadful fire in 1666, it chiefly confuting in altar-
pieces, cielings of churches and the like ; of which laft fort there
IB one vet remaining, done by him in Covent-garden church ; in
which are to be found many admirable parts of a good penciL
Ke worked fome time for Van Dyke, and feveral pieces of his
performance are to be feen at Belvoir cattle in Leicefterfhire, the
noble feat of the duke of Rutland. Ke died in London about
sixty years ago, leaving behind two fons, who both became fa-
mous in their different ways ; one was a moft excellent carver
In ftone, as appears by a noble marble vafe of his doing at Kamp-
ton-court.
PIETY, is reprefented, in painting, Sec. by a woman of a
wry pale complexion, a Roman nofe, flame initead of locks; fhe
is winged, with her left hand towards her heart, in her right
a cornucopia pouring out things necefTary for life.
The wings declare her celeritv; the fiames the fpirit inflam-
ed with the love of God ; the left hand that a pious man gives
proofs of it without oftentation ; the horn of plenty, the under-
valuing of worldly riches, and a liberal afliftance to the poor.
Piety, is alfo reprefented, in painting, in the form of a lady
of a fober countenance ; holding in her right hand ftretched out
a fword over an altar; and in her left hand a ftork; and by her
fide an elephant and a child.
The ftork is fo called of rifiyy, the reciprocal or mutual love
c: patents, of whom this bird was ever an emblem, for the love
and care fhe hath of her parents being old 5 the elephant is faid
jk> we-rfhip towards the riiinsc fun.
172 PIE
cunning, that they have furprifed the eyes of the moll judicious;
ibut, atter they have examined them the nearer, they have foon
^iflinguifned the one's colouring and the other's pencil.
Teniers had a particular talent in imitating BafTano ; but the
light and eafy pencil which he ufed in this artifice, is the very
proof of his deceit: For his pencil, though eafy and light, is not
fo lively nor fo proper to characterife objects, as that of BafTano,
especially as to animals.
Teniers indeed underftood the union of colours, but there
was a certain grey predominant in his, and his colouring had not
the vigour and fweetnefs of Giacomo BafTano. It is the fame
with all paftici ; and, if we would not be deceived by them, we
mall examine their gout of defign, their colouring, and the cha-
racter of their pencils, with the originals from whence they were
taken.
E-divard PIERCE, was a good •hiftory and landfcape painter
in the reigns of king Charles I. and II. Ke alto drew architec-
ture, perfpecfive, &c. and was much efteemed in his time; little
or his woik now remains, the far greater part having been de-
ftroyed by the dreadful fire in 1666, it chiefly confuting in altar-
pieces, cielings of churches and the like ; of which laft fort there
IB one vet remaining, done by him in Covent-garden church ; in
which are to be found many admirable parts of a good penciL
Ke worked fome time for Van Dyke, and feveral pieces of his
performance are to be feen at Belvoir cattle in Leicefterfhire, the
noble feat of the duke of Rutland. Ke died in London about
sixty years ago, leaving behind two fons, who both became fa-
mous in their different ways ; one was a moft excellent carver
In ftone, as appears by a noble marble vafe of his doing at Kamp-
ton-court.
PIETY, is reprefented, in painting, Sec. by a woman of a
wry pale complexion, a Roman nofe, flame initead of locks; fhe
is winged, with her left hand towards her heart, in her right
a cornucopia pouring out things necefTary for life.
The wings declare her celeritv; the fiames the fpirit inflam-
ed with the love of God ; the left hand that a pious man gives
proofs of it without oftentation ; the horn of plenty, the under-
valuing of worldly riches, and a liberal afliftance to the poor.
Piety, is alfo reprefented, in painting, in the form of a lady
of a fober countenance ; holding in her right hand ftretched out
a fword over an altar; and in her left hand a ftork; and by her
fide an elephant and a child.
The ftork is fo called of rifiyy, the reciprocal or mutual love
c: patents, of whom this bird was ever an emblem, for the love
and care fhe hath of her parents being old 5 the elephant is faid
jk> we-rfhip towards the riiinsc fun.