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CARTONS OF RAPHAEL URBIN.
who are supposed to be out of the picture, to bear testi
mony of the punishment inflicted on Ananias, is a cha-
racter of great dignity, and his attitude is finely varied
from that of Peter’s.
The draperies in this carton are perfectly fine, and
extremely well cast; particularly those of the apostles,
which are remarkably graceful, and the folds finely dis-
posed and contrasted. That of Ananias requires parti-
cular observation; he has less than any other figure in
the picture, his arms, legs, and feet, being entirely
naked: this, possibly, to some may appear absurd, but
it is a fine artifice; the violent agitation of the muscles is
thereby made apparent; and the limbs of the figures
near him being mostly covered, serve to shew his figure
more distinctly, and of course help to discover its conse-
quence. In short, the whole composition of this picture
is perfectly great and striking, and is a remarkable in-
stance of the genius of Raphael. In the carton of the
Lame Man Healed, there is a hixuriancy of fancy dis-
played in the ornaments with which it is enriched ; in
this its grandeur, dignity, and effect, are totally derived
from the invention and disposition of the characters.
Ornaments there are none, and the by-works are ex-
tremely plain, and agreeable to the simplicity of the
church of Christ in its infant state; the chief of them is
the curtain, which is behind the apostles; it is indeed
simple, but then it is finely folded, and serves admirably
to break the strait line, which is made by the heads of
the apostles, which, without this help, must have ap-
peared somewhat disagreeably. The back ground is also
artfully varied, and relieved by an opening on one side,
and a flight of steps, with figures ascending them, on the.
other.
who are supposed to be out of the picture, to bear testi
mony of the punishment inflicted on Ananias, is a cha-
racter of great dignity, and his attitude is finely varied
from that of Peter’s.
The draperies in this carton are perfectly fine, and
extremely well cast; particularly those of the apostles,
which are remarkably graceful, and the folds finely dis-
posed and contrasted. That of Ananias requires parti-
cular observation; he has less than any other figure in
the picture, his arms, legs, and feet, being entirely
naked: this, possibly, to some may appear absurd, but
it is a fine artifice; the violent agitation of the muscles is
thereby made apparent; and the limbs of the figures
near him being mostly covered, serve to shew his figure
more distinctly, and of course help to discover its conse-
quence. In short, the whole composition of this picture
is perfectly great and striking, and is a remarkable in-
stance of the genius of Raphael. In the carton of the
Lame Man Healed, there is a hixuriancy of fancy dis-
played in the ornaments with which it is enriched ; in
this its grandeur, dignity, and effect, are totally derived
from the invention and disposition of the characters.
Ornaments there are none, and the by-works are ex-
tremely plain, and agreeable to the simplicity of the
church of Christ in its infant state; the chief of them is
the curtain, which is behind the apostles; it is indeed
simple, but then it is finely folded, and serves admirably
to break the strait line, which is made by the heads of
the apostles, which, without this help, must have ap-
peared somewhat disagreeably. The back ground is also
artfully varied, and relieved by an opening on one side,
and a flight of steps, with figures ascending them, on the.
other.