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Anecdotes Of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors & Architects & Curiosities Of Art Volume 3 of 3

Anecdotes Of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors & Architects & Curiosities Of Art Volume 3 of 3

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Egyptian Art, 1
Ancient Thebes, 2
The Temple of Carnac, 5
Temple of Luxor, 5
The Statues of Memnon, 6
Heliopolis, 7
Memphis, 8
Lake Moeris, 9
The Colossal Sphinx, 10
The Labyrinth of Egypt, 11
The Catacombs of Egypt, 12
The Pyramids of Egypt, 19
Perilous Ascent of the Pyramid of Cephren, 27
Egyptian Obelisks, 30
Removal of an Obelisk by Fontana, 33
Removal of an Obelisk from Thebes to Paris, 40
Carburi's Base for the Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great, 42
Comparative Skill of the Ancients and Moderns in Mechanics, 45
The Britannia Tubular Railway Bridge, 46
The Tubes, 47
Construction of the Tubes, 49
Floating the Tubes, 50
Raising the Tubes, 52
Glory of Ancient Rome, 57
The Capitol, 59
Modern Rome, 60
The Foundation of Venice, 72
Theodoric the Great, and his Love of the Fine Arts, 73
Archimedes, 77
The Trials of Genius--Filippo Brunelleschi, 80
Brunelleschi's Enthusiasm, 122
Brunelleschi and Donatello, 123
Donatello, 125
Donatello and the Merchant, 126
Donatello and his Kinsmen, 127
Death of Donatello, 128
Donatello and Michael Angelo Compared, 128
Sofonisba Anguisciola's Early Distinction, 129
Sofonisba's Visit to Rome, 130
Sofonisba's Marriages, 131
Sofonisba's Residence at Genoa, and her Intercourse with Vandyck, 132
Carriera Rosalba, 133
Rosalba's Modesty, 133
Rosalba's Knowledge of Tempers, 133
Elizabeth Sirani, 134
Death of Elizabeth Sirani, 135
Rachel Ruysch, 135
Sir Anthony Vandyck, 136
Vandyck's Visit to Italy, 138
Vandyck's Return to Antwerp, 139
Vandyck's Visit to England, 141
William van de Velde the Elder, 143
Van de Velde and Charles II., 144
William van de Velde the Younger, 145
The Younger van de Velde's Works, 146
Nicholas Poussin, 148
Poussin's first Celebrity, 149
Poussin's first Visit to Rome, 150
Poussin's Distress at Rome, 151
Poussin's Success at Rome, 152
Poussin's Invitation to Paris, 153
Poussin's Return to Rome, 154
Sir Joshua Reynolds' Critique on Poussin, 156
Poussin's Views of his Art, 157
Poussin's Works,
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