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AS THE WORKS OF
and so much persection, with sinely, elegance,
and ease.
As among the Grecians painting had acquired
the highest perfection by means of Zeuxis, and
Parasius, and that the great Apelles, as I have
said, had only to add grace, apparently, also,
among the moderns, nothing was desicient in
painting after Raphael, except thatGrace which
Anthony Allegri added, who accomplished all
that which the style of modern painting could
desire ; surprising the understanding of the in-
telligent, and the sight of every one.
After these great painters there was an inter-
val, until the Caracci's of Bologna, studying the
works of their predeceslbrs, and principally those
of Correggio, formed a new School, and became
the sirst, and most happy among the Imitators.
Hannibal was the most correct imitator, and re-
united the style of the ancient statues with the
grandeur os Lewis, but he dispised the subtilty
of the art, and philosophical reflections. From
these Caracci's, Was formed a school of many
able men, and all followed the same track, ex-
cept Guido Reni, who had a great talent and
much ease, and introduced in painting a plea-
sing style, composed of beauty, grace, richness
and ease. Guercino of Cento, was inventor of
another particular style of clare obseure, which
was composed of spots, contraposition, variety,
and of interruptions of all the clare obseure.
After these great men, who imitated with
much ease the appearance of the perfeaion ofthe
first, and of nature, came Peter of Cortona who
and so much persection, with sinely, elegance,
and ease.
As among the Grecians painting had acquired
the highest perfection by means of Zeuxis, and
Parasius, and that the great Apelles, as I have
said, had only to add grace, apparently, also,
among the moderns, nothing was desicient in
painting after Raphael, except thatGrace which
Anthony Allegri added, who accomplished all
that which the style of modern painting could
desire ; surprising the understanding of the in-
telligent, and the sight of every one.
After these great painters there was an inter-
val, until the Caracci's of Bologna, studying the
works of their predeceslbrs, and principally those
of Correggio, formed a new School, and became
the sirst, and most happy among the Imitators.
Hannibal was the most correct imitator, and re-
united the style of the ancient statues with the
grandeur os Lewis, but he dispised the subtilty
of the art, and philosophical reflections. From
these Caracci's, Was formed a school of many
able men, and all followed the same track, ex-
cept Guido Reni, who had a great talent and
much ease, and introduced in painting a plea-
sing style, composed of beauty, grace, richness
and ease. Guercino of Cento, was inventor of
another particular style of clare obseure, which
was composed of spots, contraposition, variety,
and of interruptions of all the clare obseure.
After these great men, who imitated with
much ease the appearance of the perfeaion ofthe
first, and of nature, came Peter of Cortona who