Author : Charles Robert Leslie
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ISBN 13 : 9780259843450
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (434 download)
Book Synopsis A Hand-Book for Young Painters (Classic Reprint) by : Charles Robert Leslie
Download or read book A Hand-Book for Young Painters (Classic Reprint) written by Charles Robert Leslie and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Hand-Book for Young PaintersThe great difficulty of instruction will be found in attempting to analyze the things that are most ad dressed to the taste and the feelings. Here the teacher must rely on his own impressions; impres sions liable to be biassed by a thousand accidental associations, and by peculiarities of temperament that may well lead him to mistrust himself; and he can only be sure that his guidance will be safe to others in as far as he finds his opinions confirmed by the most generally-received authorities.If, with respect to one most important element of Art, and that too colour, I dissent from so great a painter as Reynolds, I do but follow Opie, whose opinion has carried with it that of every succeeding artist of eminence.The Lectures I delivered at the Royal Academy form the greater part of this volume. They have been carefully revised, and re-cast into other forms; and with such additional matter as I venture to hope may render it worthy of the attention, not only of young artists, but, in some degree, of painters past the period of pupilage, and also of that now large and increasing class of lovers of Art who adorn their houses with pictures.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.