Desiderata curiosa = or A collection of divers scarce and curious pieces relating chiefly to matters of English history ... . mp;: his wives; all in the fameplace: are extraordinarily well executed. 28. The altar piece is Lazarus, carried by angels into Abrahams bofom. It is a good pic-ture, but hangs too much in the dark. 29. But there is one piclure of our BlelTed Savior by Giovanni Baptifta, which is accountedan almofl ineftimable thing, equalling perhaps any of the finefl: paintings in the world. Chrifts beauteous looks the artill doth lovely we could evn the paint lo
Desiderata curiosa = or A collection of divers scarce and curious pieces relating chiefly to matters of English history ... . mp;: his wives; all in the fameplace: are extraordinarily well executed. 28. The altar piece is Lazarus, carried by angels into Abrahams bofom. It is a good pic-ture, but hangs too much in the dark. 29. But there is one piclure of our BlelTed Savior by Giovanni Baptifta, which is accountedan almofl ineftimable thing, equalling perhaps any of the finefl: paintings in the world. Chrifts beauteous looks the artill doth lovely we could evn the paint lo ! The Savior of the world, with eyes -jWhich up to his own heavn devoutly rife, J-BlelTing from thence the facred myfteries; ^Holds forth the hallowd bread, while on his handReflefted beams of light imprinted ( a golden plate the piece , from a proper point, emits thofe rays. And indeed if you yourfelf faw it, &were toconfider thefoftnefs of the colouring, the fweet-nefs of the features, & the artful mixture of the tinctures in the glory, you would fay it was all3 inimita- ^i lS fel I ^. Lib. VI. DESIDERATA CURIOS A. inimitable. For, what is very remarkable, in this piece the rays are painted upon gold, & yet thebnghtnefs thereof is fo artfully intermixed with the hair, that the very gold itfelf is almoft imper-ceptible. 30. Befides all thefc, there is a Madona & the holy family, by Annibal Carrache, Likcwifea great multitude of other moft valuable hiftorical paintings, fome of thefe by Tintoret. Alfo amoll agreeable variety of landfcapes. And one whole room hung round with heads & familypieces, all by Sir Anthony Vandike & Sir Peter Lely. 31. And (as fome mafiers had a peculiar happineis in drawing night-pieces, or piftures where-in you fee a candle or a fire introduced, as Scholken ; others, pieces of fruits & flowers, as Mi-chael Angelo of Carravagio, Simon Vareltz & Bapcift •, others, heaps of fiflies as Snyder -, others,an aflembly of beafts, as
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