A short history of engraving [and] etching : for the use of collectors and students; with full bibliography, classified list and index of engravers . l. His stone never loses its essential character,but in the purely landscape portions of his work the tendency istowards the fusion of varying elements. We imply no blame thereby;the single aim which he pursued has never been attained with moreconviction than in these plates. The firm and simple manner he shades his solid structures, has much of the virtue whichmade Meryon so great. A portion of one of his larger prints, the 1 And in som
A short history of engraving [and] etching : for the use of collectors and students; with full bibliography, classified list and index of engravers . l. His stone never loses its essential character,but in the purely landscape portions of his work the tendency istowards the fusion of varying elements. We imply no blame thereby;the single aim which he pursued has never been attained with moreconviction than in these plates. The firm and simple manner he shades his solid structures, has much of the virtue whichmade Meryon so great. A portion of one of his larger prints, the 1 And in some cases perhaps etched by Battista. The distinction of the workof father and son is not always quite certain. The catalogue in the collected editionby the son (1775) is by no means illuminating. Domenicos younger brother,Lorenzo Tiepolo, also etched some plates after Battista. 228 ETCHING IN 18th AND EARLY 19th CENTURIES Torre di Ma/g/iera, which is reproduced (Fig. 86), shows hischaracteristic style at its strongest. Canalettos work won especial appreciation in England, wherehe is found for a short period of uncertain length after 1746, and a. Fig. 86.—Antonio Canale. La Torre di Malghera (part). graceful acknowledgment of his English connexion is the dedicationof the collected edition of his tichmgs {Vedute altreprese da i hwghialtre ideate) to Joseph the British Consul at Venice (between1740 and 1760). One of the etchings bears the date 1741, and it isprobable that the whole set appeared before Canales visit to England. 1 His library was purchased by George III. in 1765, and now forms part of theKing s Library in the British Museum. BELOTTO—PIRANESI 229 Canales nephew and pupil, Bernardo Belotto, is a close Bernardofollower of his uncle, adding perhaps in brilliance and precision he loses in freedom and freshness of handling. In hisetchings, about forty in number, he follows a more pictorial aimthan Canaletto. To balance the large size of his plates
Size: 1433px × 1744px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjecte, booksubjectetching
