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inferior in beauty to thofe of Titian. His competition and 

 decorations are for the moft part rude, and his outlines are 

 incorrect; but his colouring, and all, that depends upon it, is 

 admirable. /> 



The BASS ANS had a more mean and poor gufto in Painting 

 than Tintoret, and their defigns were alfo lefs correct than his. 

 They had indeed an excellent manner of colouring, and have 

 touched all kinds of anim&ls with an admirable hand ; but 

 were notorioufly imperfect in compoiition and defign. 



CORREGGIO painted at Parma two large cupola's in frefco, 

 and fome altar-pieces. This artlft ftruck out certain natural 

 and unaffected graces for his Madonna's, his Saints, and little 

 Children, .which were peculiar to himfelf. His manner, de- 

 fign, and execution are all very great, but yet without correct- 

 nefs. HeJiad a moft free and delightful pencil; and it is to 

 be acknowledged, that he painted with a ftrength, relief, 

 fweetnefs, and vivacity of colouring, which nothing ever ex- 

 ceeded. He. underftood how to diftribute his lights in fuch a 

 manner, as was wholly peculiar to himfelf, which gave a great 

 force and great roundnefs to his figures. This manner con- 

 fifts in extending a large light, and then making it lofe itfelf 

 infenfibly in the dark fhadowings, which he placed out of the 

 mafles; and thofe give them this great relief, without our 

 being able to perceive from whence proceeds fo much effect, 

 and fo vaft a pleafure to the fight. It appears, that in this part 

 the reft of the Lombard School copied him. He had no great 

 choice of graceful attitudes, or diftribution of beautiful groups. 

 His defign oftentimes appears lame, and his pofitions not well 

 chofen : The look of his figures is often unpleafing ; but his 

 manner of defigning heads, hands, feet, and other parts, is very 

 great, and well deferves our imitation. In the conduct ami 

 of a.pidure, he has done wonders; for he painted 



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