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104 THE WORKS OF
every merit that one meets with in that excellent
man; and in general one ought to be persuad-
ed, that whenever in his works one finds any
part executed with lets excellence, one ssiould
attribute it to some os his disciples, and that
he could not do more than retouch them on
account of the many commissions which he
had in his belt time, and in consequence, one
ought not to consider these parts as his.
After having seen and examined the molt
precious painting (for what regards the molt no-
ble part of the art) that is preserved in the
Royal Palace, and which contains in a most
sublime degree, the sirst considerations of paint-
ing, we snall proceed to see paintings in a style
more cafy, in which is abreviated all difficul-
ty. I thall speak of them, however, only in
general.
The first works which osser are of Lanfranco,
among whicli the funeral of an Emperor, with
a combat of Gladiators is excellent. That
work contains in itself only one appearance
os things molt excellent in the art. In the
design, there is something of that general idea
os the constru&ion of the human body in
which contists the beauty of the ancients. It
has part of the expression of Raphael, as also of
the mats and easy clare obseure of Correggio:
this however is not executed entirely, but only
indicated. There is a combat of boats, a sacri-
sice, and other paintings of that author which
are allo beautisul.
There are here very many other paintings.
every merit that one meets with in that excellent
man; and in general one ought to be persuad-
ed, that whenever in his works one finds any
part executed with lets excellence, one ssiould
attribute it to some os his disciples, and that
he could not do more than retouch them on
account of the many commissions which he
had in his belt time, and in consequence, one
ought not to consider these parts as his.
After having seen and examined the molt
precious painting (for what regards the molt no-
ble part of the art) that is preserved in the
Royal Palace, and which contains in a most
sublime degree, the sirst considerations of paint-
ing, we snall proceed to see paintings in a style
more cafy, in which is abreviated all difficul-
ty. I thall speak of them, however, only in
general.
The first works which osser are of Lanfranco,
among whicli the funeral of an Emperor, with
a combat of Gladiators is excellent. That
work contains in itself only one appearance
os things molt excellent in the art. In the
design, there is something of that general idea
os the constru&ion of the human body in
which contists the beauty of the ancients. It
has part of the expression of Raphael, as also of
the mats and easy clare obseure of Correggio:
this however is not executed entirely, but only
indicated. There is a combat of boats, a sacri-
sice, and other paintings of that author which
are allo beautisul.
There are here very many other paintings.