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A treatise on ancient painting, containing observations on the rise, progress, and decline of that art amongst the Greeks and Romans ... to which are added some remarks on the peculiar genius, character, and talents of Raphael, Michael Angelo, Nicholas Poussin, and other celebrated modern masters; and the ... use they made of the ... remains of antiquity in painting as well as sculpture. The whole illustrated ... with fifty pieces of ancient painting; discovered at different times in the ruins of old Rome, accurately engraved from drawings of Camillo Paderni ... lately done from the originals ...

Title
A treatise on ancient painting, containing observations on the rise, progress, and decline of that art amongst the Greeks and Romans ... to which are added some remarks on the peculiar genius, character, and talents of Raphael, Michael Angelo, Nicholas Poussin, and other celebrated modern masters; and the ... use they made of the ... remains of antiquity in painting as well as sculpture. The whole illustrated ... with fifty pieces of ancient painting; discovered at different times in the ruins of old Rome, accurately engraved from drawings of Camillo Paderni ... lately done from the originals ... By George Turnbull, LL.D.
Author
Turnbull, George.
Publication
London, Printed for the author; and sold by A. Millar, 1740.

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Paderni, Camillo, -approximately 1770.
Description
xl, 183 p. 54 pl. (part fold.); 46cm.
Subjects
Note
  • The plates, with descriptive text, were published in 1744 under title: A curious collection of ancient paintings ... engraved from ... drawings, lately done after the originals, by one of the best hands at Rome ... (A 1741 edition is listed by Lowndes under slightly different title)
Call Number
3-MCD+ (Turnbull, G. Treatise on ancient painting)
LCCN
42041428
OCLC
2196766
Author
Turnbull, George.
Title
A treatise on ancient painting, containing observations on the rise, progress, and decline of that art amongst the Greeks and Romans ... to which are added some remarks on the peculiar genius, character, and talents of Raphael, Michael Angelo, Nicholas Poussin, and other celebrated modern masters; and the ... use they made of the ... remains of antiquity in painting as well as sculpture. The whole illustrated ... with fifty pieces of ancient painting; discovered at different times in the ruins of old Rome, accurately engraved from drawings of Camillo Paderni ... lately done from the originals ... By George Turnbull, LL.D.
Imprint
London, Printed for the author; and sold by A. Millar, 1740.
Added Author
Paderni, Camillo, -approximately 1770.
Research Call Number
3-MCD+ (Turnbull, G. Treatise on ancient painting)
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