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VENETIAN SCHOOL
139
CAGLIARI.
Adoration of the Kings—valued at 200
guineas.
ALESSANDRO VERONESE.
Born at Verona in 1600.
Died .... 1670, aged 70.
This master cannot be regarded as entirely Ve-
netian.—He studied the works of Correggio, and
also those of the Florentine masters, and adopted
a style as much Florentine as Venetian.
1. The Angels appearing to Abraham—
E. Cox, Esq.—100 guineas.
2. The Chastity of Joseph—the Duke of
Bridgewater—200 guineas.
In shortly detailing the various qualities of the
principal masters of the Venetian school, a cha-
racter is formed of the school itself.—Brilliant, and
fascinating beyond all others in the splendour of
its colouring; learned and rich in its great composi-
tions, it may be said to give the representations of
beautiful nature in a more animated and glowing
manner than any other; while some of its great
works, as the St. Peter Martyr, will rank with
the most sublime compositions of Michael Angelo,
or Raphael.
139
CAGLIARI.
Adoration of the Kings—valued at 200
guineas.
ALESSANDRO VERONESE.
Born at Verona in 1600.
Died .... 1670, aged 70.
This master cannot be regarded as entirely Ve-
netian.—He studied the works of Correggio, and
also those of the Florentine masters, and adopted
a style as much Florentine as Venetian.
1. The Angels appearing to Abraham—
E. Cox, Esq.—100 guineas.
2. The Chastity of Joseph—the Duke of
Bridgewater—200 guineas.
In shortly detailing the various qualities of the
principal masters of the Venetian school, a cha-
racter is formed of the school itself.—Brilliant, and
fascinating beyond all others in the splendour of
its colouring; learned and rich in its great composi-
tions, it may be said to give the representations of
beautiful nature in a more animated and glowing
manner than any other; while some of its great
works, as the St. Peter Martyr, will rank with
the most sublime compositions of Michael Angelo,
or Raphael.