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Venice, where the fky, which makes a very confiderahle part 

 of the picture, is of the lighted blue colour, and the clouds 

 perfeftly white, the reft of the pidure is in the fame key, 

 wrought from this high pitch. We fee likewife many pic- 

 tures of Guido in this tint; and indeed thofe that are fo, are 

 in his bed manner. Female figures, angels and children, 

 were thefubjects in which Guido more particularly fucceeded; 

 and to fuch, the .cleannefs and neatnefs of this tint perfectly 

 correfponds, and contributes not a little to that exquifite beauty 

 and delicacy which fo much diftinguimes his works. To fee 

 this ftile in perfection, we mtift again have recourfe to the 

 Dutch fchool, particularly to the works of the younger 

 Vandevelde, and the younger Teniers, whofe pictures are 

 valued by the connoiiTeurs in proportion as they polTefs this 

 excellence of a filver tint. Which of thefe different fliles 

 ought to be preferred, fo as to meet every man's idea, would 

 be difficult to determine, from the predilection which every 

 man has to that mode, which is practifed by the fchool in 

 which he has been educated; but if any pre-eminence is to be 

 given, it muft be to that manner which ftands in the higheft 

 eftimation with mankind in general, and that is the Venetian, 

 or rather the manner of Titian, which, fimply confidered as 

 producing an effect of colours, will certainly eclipfe, with its 

 fplendor, whatever is brought into competition with it: But, 

 as I hinted before, if female delicacy and beauty be the prin- 

 .ci pal object of the Painter's aim, the purity and clearnefs of 

 the tint of Guido will correfpond better, and more contribute 

 to produce it than even the glowing tint of Titian. 



The rarity of excellence in any of thefe ftiles of colouring 

 fufficiently (hews the difficulty of fucceeding in them : It may 

 be worth the Artift's attention, while he is in this purfuit, 

 particularly to guard againft thofe errors which feem to be 



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