St. Mark's Rest: The History of Venice : Written for the Help of the Few Travellers who Still Care for Her Monuments, Part 4George Allen, 1877 |
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St. Mark's Rest. The History of Venice, Written for the Help of the ..., Part 3 John Ruskin No preview available - 2017 |
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absurd altar Alvise animalia asceticism basilisk boy's Brera gallery Carpaccio chapel chiaroscuro Christ church conger-eel's body Correr Museum Dante diary for 6th ditch doctors hear Stephen's doctors of Carpaccio's dragon dress examine both pictures face of Stephen fawn in leash feet a bas-relief full of darkest George Sand George's George's Chapel Golden Calf groups mostly-Stephen's face heaven,-the doctors highly trained old Illyrian immortal iniquity Jerome lecture throne Luini mean mind mostly-Stephen's face radiant old doctors hear opposite is full painted painter pality of place Pantaleone Paul Veronese pause of gloom perfect portraits preaching Queen of Sheba radiant with true saint Saladin San Zaccaria Solomon speech with doubtful stage lights standing groups mostly-Stephen's Stephen is full sweet symbol tempera Testament things thought Three Holy trained old Oxford trusted in-expression pure Venetian Venetian ladies Venice vision wooden bridge wrath,—the religious wrath yesterday no tongue
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Page 28 - L'acqua , ch' io prendo , giammai non si corse : Minerva spira, e conducemi Apollo, . E nove muse mi dimostran /' Orse. Voi altri pochi, che drizzaste 'I collo Per tempo al pan degli Angeli, del quale Vivesi qui, ma non sen' vien satollo , Metter potete ben per l'alto sale Vostro navigio, servando mio solco Dinanzi all'acqua che ritorna eguale. Que' gloriosi , che passaro a Coleo, Non s'ammiraron, come voi farete, Quando Jason vider fatto bifolco.
Page 28 - I have made of the rank of painters, I named two pictures of John Bellini, the Madonna in San Zaccaria, and that in the sacristy of the Frari, as, so far as my knowledge went, the two best pictures in the world. In that estimate of them I of course considered as one chief element, their solemnity of purpose —as another, their unpretending simplicity. Putting aside these higher conditions, and looking only to perfection of execution and essentially artistic power of design, I rank this Carpaccio...
Page 27 - Dentro dal ciel della divina pace Si gira un corpo, nella cui virtute L'esser di tutto suo contento giace. Lo ciel seguente, ch' à tante vedute, Queli' esser parte per diverse essenze, Da lui distinte e da lui contenute.
Page 29 - ... brilliancy with quietness, decision with tenderness, colour with light and shade : all that is faithfullest in Holland, fancifullest in Venice, severest in Florence, naturalest in England. Whatever de Hooghe could do in shade, Van Eyck in detail — Giorgione in mass — Titian in colour — Bewick and Landseer in animal life, is here at once ; and I know no other picture in the world which can be compared •with it.
Page 8 - ... to read, and take inventory of our treasures ; and I will tell you only the little I made out myself, which is all that, without more hard work than can be got through to-day, you are likely either to see in them, or believe of them. First, on the left, then, St. George and the Dragon — combatant both, to the best of their powers ; perfect each in their natures of dragon and knight. No dragon that I know of, pictured among mortal worms ; no knight 1 know of, pictured in immortal chivalry, so...
Page 21 - calm before the lapdog." The saint is leading in his new pet, as he would a lamb, and vainly expostulating with his brethren for being ridiculous. The grass on which they have dropped their books is beset with flowers; there is no sign of trouble or asceticism on the old man's face, he is evidently altogether happy, his life being complete, and the entire scene one of the ideal simplicity and security of heavenly wisdom: "Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.