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An improvement much of the same nature is the angels that are
frequently introduced in a nativity, or on other occasions, the noble,
though not rich habit of the Virgin, and the like, though perhaps
not altogether in the same degree of probability.
But that circumstance of the Blessed Virgin-mother being a spec-
tator of the crucifixion of her son, ought not to have been intro-
duced, notwithstanding any advantage it might give the picture,
without express warrant from the history sor reasons that are obvious;
and the like reRriHions are necessary in other such cases.
As the painter may add to the Rory for the advantage of it, he
may, to improve his picture, leave out some things. I have a
drawing of Rafaelle, wherein he has taken the liberties of both
these kinds; the Rory is the deseent of the Holy Ghost on the day
of Pentecost (a most amazing event! and worthy to be described
by the firsl painter of the world) the tongues of sire on the heads of
the inspired, would have been sufficient to have informed us of the
story, and what part the Holy Spirit had in the affair, and is all
the sacred history relates; but he has added the dove hovering over
all, and calling forth his beams of glory througout all the void
space of the picture over the figures, which gives a wonderful
majesty, and beauty to the whole. This is his addition. On the
other hand, because there were (as the scripture says) about one
hundred and twenty persons, the whole number of the infant church,
and which would not have had a good effect to have been all, or a
crowd like that brought into the picture, he has only taken the twelve,
and the Blessed Virgin, with two other women, as representatives of
all the rest. This design is graved by Marc Antonio, but is very rare.
Under the present rule is comprehended all those incidents which
the painter invents to enrich his composition; and here, in many
cases, he has a vast latitude, as in a battle, a plague, a fire, the daugh-
ter of the Innocents, &c. Rafaelle has finely imagined some of these
(for example) in his picture called the Incendio il Boigo. The
D2 story
An improvement much of the same nature is the angels that are
frequently introduced in a nativity, or on other occasions, the noble,
though not rich habit of the Virgin, and the like, though perhaps
not altogether in the same degree of probability.
But that circumstance of the Blessed Virgin-mother being a spec-
tator of the crucifixion of her son, ought not to have been intro-
duced, notwithstanding any advantage it might give the picture,
without express warrant from the history sor reasons that are obvious;
and the like reRriHions are necessary in other such cases.
As the painter may add to the Rory for the advantage of it, he
may, to improve his picture, leave out some things. I have a
drawing of Rafaelle, wherein he has taken the liberties of both
these kinds; the Rory is the deseent of the Holy Ghost on the day
of Pentecost (a most amazing event! and worthy to be described
by the firsl painter of the world) the tongues of sire on the heads of
the inspired, would have been sufficient to have informed us of the
story, and what part the Holy Spirit had in the affair, and is all
the sacred history relates; but he has added the dove hovering over
all, and calling forth his beams of glory througout all the void
space of the picture over the figures, which gives a wonderful
majesty, and beauty to the whole. This is his addition. On the
other hand, because there were (as the scripture says) about one
hundred and twenty persons, the whole number of the infant church,
and which would not have had a good effect to have been all, or a
crowd like that brought into the picture, he has only taken the twelve,
and the Blessed Virgin, with two other women, as representatives of
all the rest. This design is graved by Marc Antonio, but is very rare.
Under the present rule is comprehended all those incidents which
the painter invents to enrich his composition; and here, in many
cases, he has a vast latitude, as in a battle, a plague, a fire, the daugh-
ter of the Innocents, &c. Rafaelle has finely imagined some of these
(for example) in his picture called the Incendio il Boigo. The
D2 story