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... artists sought more disturbed and active poses to illustrate their new ability and Sig- norelli painted in Orvieto scenes of the Last Judge- ment with a powerful turbulence of invention ( pl . IV , 1 ) . Contemporaneously with such ...
... artists sought more disturbed and active poses to illustrate their new ability and Sig- norelli painted in Orvieto scenes of the Last Judge- ment with a powerful turbulence of invention ( pl . IV , 1 ) . Contemporaneously with such ...
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... artists , a splendid portrait- painter , particularly at the beginning and end of his career . Self - portraits are in Paris , Madrid and Munich ( all early ) , and examples of his portraiture are in the National Gallery and at Hampton ...
... artists , a splendid portrait- painter , particularly at the beginning and end of his career . Self - portraits are in Paris , Madrid and Munich ( all early ) , and examples of his portraiture are in the National Gallery and at Hampton ...
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... artists . Georgian : Hogarth and Reynolds . - William Hogarth ( q.v. ) , though he can hardly be regarded as ' the father of British painting ' was the first really original British artist . His great gift for narrative painting was ...
... artists . Georgian : Hogarth and Reynolds . - William Hogarth ( q.v. ) , though he can hardly be regarded as ' the father of British painting ' was the first really original British artist . His great gift for narrative painting was ...
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