The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... executed in bronze the statue of St. Peter , and the four great niches under the cupola , which he adorned with colossal statues . He embellished the squares of Rome with seve- ral fountains , superb palaces , and public buildings ...
... executed in bronze the statue of St. Peter , and the four great niches under the cupola , which he adorned with colossal statues . He embellished the squares of Rome with seve- ral fountains , superb palaces , and public buildings ...
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... execute an equestrian statue of Curtius in marble , which is now placed at Versailles , and dedicated it to Louis XIV . as a mark of his gratitude . Clement IX . proved no less a zealous protector of Bernini than his predecessors , and ...
... execute an equestrian statue of Curtius in marble , which is now placed at Versailles , and dedicated it to Louis XIV . as a mark of his gratitude . Clement IX . proved no less a zealous protector of Bernini than his predecessors , and ...
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... execution of his sovereign . Pre- serving to the last moment his impious and bare - faced hypocrisy- " Should any one , " said he in the house , " have voluntarily proposed to bring the king to punish- ment , I should have regarded him ...
... execution of his sovereign . Pre- serving to the last moment his impious and bare - faced hypocrisy- " Should any one , " said he in the house , " have voluntarily proposed to bring the king to punish- ment , I should have regarded him ...
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... A complete translation of his works into French has been executed by Hubert ; and in England various of his best publications have met with infinite success . IBRARY THE ASTOR NY Pasted by msta Ford Cooke London GESSNER . [ SWITZERLAND .
... A complete translation of his works into French has been executed by Hubert ; and in England various of his best publications have met with infinite success . IBRARY THE ASTOR NY Pasted by msta Ford Cooke London GESSNER . [ SWITZERLAND .
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... execution , he surpassed them by the cor- rectness of his design , the choice and elevation of his thoughts , and the dignity of his expression . He was , however , far from attaining the purity of the antique , and majestic severity of ...
... execution , he surpassed them by the cor- rectness of his design , the choice and elevation of his thoughts , and the dignity of his expression . He was , however , far from attaining the purity of the antique , and majestic severity of ...
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