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— ¦— < « ¦ " ¦¦ .. m ; ' Ars longa , vita brevis . ' BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GREAT ARTISTS . From the TIMES , Jan . 22 , 1880 . lite waders on well rature < pew done in these however things as these harrying in , especially the biographies way times of in small wish that of the books of to the Great be upon fine provided Masters arts great , need with subjects in no ^ painting -a small , soft avowedly . amount of They concentrated cheap afford of critical and just food necessaril what acumen for a the y , very brief much mind , large have experience . The been proportion Liebfgs hitherto in the of of art is books by of M sy is r . ste to , Cnndall m be , attributed and , the something editor the , very of with the valuable whom bee-like the copies instinct idea of of such that all the a guesses series important originated rightly pictures where , and the contained to honey whose lies great in the experience different The life in biographies of illust Holbein rated . these master have s , they been enhance selected the with interest great and taste add and much judgment to the , practical and being utility taken of generally the books from . The less chronological well-known works lists of by the the works of the masters are also very useful additions . ' * A deserving series . '—Edinburgh Review . « Most thoroughly and tastefully edited . ' —Spectator . ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHIES of the GREAT ARTISTS Each Volume is Illustrated with from 12 ornamental to 20 full-page cloth Engravings cover , 3 * . 6 , * printed . in the best manner , and' bound in ~ From a Review in ( he SPECTATOR . It is high time that some thorough and general acquaintance with the works of these mighty painters should be spread without abroad the prese , and nce it of is also muoh curious popular to knowl think edge how about long their the co names llective have work occupied of their sacred lives . niches The r in eally the thorough world ' s know heart - , ledge possible that ; and those if the have present acquired series who of have biograph been ies fond , which of seems art throughout to be most the thoroughly past , is the and thing tastefully to strive edited at , succeeds as muoh in as . responding to ths wants of modest , if ardent , art-knowledge , its aim will be accomplished ' . Tfte following Biographies are now ready : — HOGARTH . . RAPHAEL . TURNER . VAN DYCK AND HALS . RUBENS . TITIAN . HOLBEIN . REMBRANDT . TINTORETTO . LEONARDO DA VINCI . LITTLE MASTERS OF GERMANY . FIGURE PAINTERS OF HOLLAND . The Volumes for early publication are : — MICHELANGELO . _ .. LANDSEER . DELAROCHE AND ' VERNET . GIOTTO . FRA ANGELICO . GAINSBOROUGH . FRA BARTOLOMMEO . REYNOLDS . % * Other Volumes are in preparation . Preparing for publication , in Monthly Volumes , a Series of ILLUSTRATED TEXT-BOOKS of ART-EDUCATION . Edited by EDWARD J . POYNTER , R . A . Director for Art , Science and Art Department . Aft . There Architecture is no branch , Scul of pt p opular , and edncati Painting on that have has seldom hitherto been received included less in the attention curriculum of this of country any public tlmn school the History , and are of a known »( l pro rather gress in u » to subj be found ect * of only study in for expensive special purposes books , and than has as seldom a part been of general treated of education in any popular . The history form of their origin : The First Series p / Illustrated Tkxt-Books of Art Education will be issued in th ? following Divisions .- — FJ ^ XJSTTTl & ar . CLASSIC AND ITALIAN . I FRENCH AND SPANISH . GERMAN , FLEMISH , AND DUTCH . | ENGLISH AND AMERICAN . A . s . oiaix'X'ECTTjrK ^ E . C ^ SSIC AND EARLY CHRISTIAN . J GOTHIC AND RENAISSANCE . SCTTXjIFTTXIEfclE . ANTIQUE : EGYPTIAN AND GREEK . | RENAISSANCE AND MODERN . OJEllJTJ ^ ls / LJElN'JO . DECORATION IN COLOUR . I ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT . "Wente Each . volume The pric will e will contain be 4 « from . 6 rf . fifty Two to Volumes sixty Illretrations w HI be issued , largo enrly cro in wn 1830 8 vo . . and will be strongly bound for the u . w ot London : SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , SEAKLE , & RIVINGTON , LV _ Crown Buildings , 188 FleetJ 3 treet , E . O . ( 69 ) J

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