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Lectures On Painting Delivered To The Students Of The Royal Academy

This 1883 book contains chapters on ancient costumes, Byzantine and Romanesque art, David and his school, modern schools of Europe, drawing, color, decorative painting, finish, choice of subject, composition of decorative and historical pictures, and composition of incident pictures. Edward Armitage RA (1817 – 1896) was an English painter of the Victorian era whose work focused on historical, classical and biblical subjects. He was Professor and Lecturer on painting in the Royal Academy 1875-1886. (David Wales) (8 hr 29 min)

Chapters

Preface

Lecture 1 Ancient Costumes Part 1

Lecture 1 Ancient Costumes Part 2

Lecture 2 Byzantine And Romanesque Art

Lecture 3 On The Painters Of The Eighteenth Century

Lecture 4 'David' And His School

Lecture 5 On The Modern Schools Of Europe

Lecture 6 On Drawing

Lecture 7 Color

Lecture 8 On Decorative Painting

Lecture 9 On Finish

Lecture 10 On The Choice Of Subject

Lecture 11 On The Composition Of Decorative And Historical Pictures

Lecture 12 Composition Of Incident Pictures