Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art

Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers,
Sculptors and Architects and
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Title: Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and
Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3)
Author: S. Spooner
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ANECDOTES
OF
PAINTERS, ENGRAVERS
Sculptors and Architects,
AND
CURIOSITIES OF ART.
BY
S. SPOONER, M. D.,
AUTHOR OF "A BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF THE FINE
ARTS."
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
NEW YORK: R. WORTHINGTON, PUBLISHER, 770 Broadway.
COPYRIGHT, S. SPOONER, 1853.
Reëntered, G. B., 1880.

CONTENTS.
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, 158
Marino and Poussin, 159 Poussin Romanized, 160 Poussin's Habits of
Study, 161 Poussin's Old Age, 162 Poussin's Last Work and Death, 163
Poussin's Ideas of Painting, 164 Poussin and the Nobleman, 165
Poussin and Mengs, 165 Poussin and Domenichino, 166 Poussin and
Salvator Rosa, 166 Poussin, Angelo, and Raffaelle Compared, 168
Rembrandt, 170 Rembrandt's Works, 173 Rembrandt as an Engraver,
174 Anecdote of Schwarts, 175 Jacques Callot, 176 Callot's Patriotism,
177 Ingenuity of Artists, 178 A Hint to Jewelers, 179 Curious Paintings,
180 The Oldest Oil Painting Extant, 181 Curious Representations of the
Harpies, 181 Adrian Brower, 182 Brower, the Duke d'Aremberg, and
Rubens, 183 Death of Brower, 184 Brower's Works, 185 Rosa da
Tivoli, 185 Rosa da Tivoli's Works, 186 Rosa da Tivoli's Facility of

Execution, 186 Rosa da Tivoli's Habits, 187 Luca Cambiaso's Facility
in Painting, 187 Cambiaso's Works in Spain, 188 Cambiaso's Artistic
Merits, 190 Rarity of Female Portraits in Spain, 191 Murillo's Pictures
in Spanish America, 192 Murillo's "Virgin of the Napkin," 193
Anecdote of an Altar-Piece by Murillo, 194 Murillo and his slave
Gomez, 195 An Artist's Love of Romance, 195 Estéban March's
Strange Method of Study, 198 March's Adventure of the Fish, fried in
Linseed Oil, 199 A Painter's Rebuke, 200 A Painter's Retort Courteous,
201 Ardemans and Bocanegra--A Trial of Skill, 201 A Painter's
Artifice to "Keep up Appearances," 202 A Good Natured Criticism,
203 Alonso Cano and the Intendant of the Bishop of Malaga, 203
Cano's Love of Sculpture, 204 Castillo's Sarcasm on Alfaro, 204
Torres' Imitations of Caravaggio, 205 Pantoja and the Eagle, 205 The
Painter Methodius and the King of Bulgaria, 206 John C. Vermeyen
and Charles V., 206 Blas de Prado and the Emperor of Morocco, 207
Don Juan Carreño, 208 Carreño's Copy of Titian's