Thomas Gainsborough: A Biography (Classic Reprint)

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Thomas Gainsborough: A Biography (Classic Reprint) Details

PREFACEAN art critic has said that no great painting can bedescribed, and that it is not in the province ofwords to give an idea of colour. This, in a certain measure,is true, but since works of the highest art-whether abuilding such as the Parthenon, or the Taj Mahal, or theAlhambra, or statues like the Venus of Milo and theOlympian Hermes-may be brought before the mentalvision by words, why also may not such consummatecreations of the brush as Raffaele's School of Athens, orLeonardo's Last Supper, or Michael Angelo's frescoes onthe ceiling of the Sistine Chape~ ?On a lower level words do not entirely fail to conveythe impression of a fine portrait or a landscape painting,although the most elementary photographic reproductIonof such portrait or landscape will give a better idea thanpages written by a Ruskin or a Fromentin.With the help of the illustrations, which are numerous,I hope this little book will make Gainsborough's artmore familiar toTable of Contents CONTENTS; CHAPTER PAGE; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX; I INTRODUCTORY I; II SUDBURY 10; 111 IpSWICH 23; IV BATH 37; v LONDON 69; VI TH~ ILLUSTRATIONS 108; INDEX 129About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text.