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the greatest masters that ever lived. The same critic, however, 
tells us that “the female forms of Rembrandt are prodigies of 
and sedentary toil.” Of Vandyck, he says “the line is balan 
between Flemish corpulence and English slenderness.” Of Titian 
The forms of Titian are those of sanguine health ; robust, not 
grand; soft, without delicacy.” “Elegance,” he says, “ was 
principle of Parmigiano’s line; but he forgot proportion.” The 
forms of 
light and shade.” The women of Annibale Carraci are made up, 
forms and amorous conceits; and the females of Titian he - 
describes as “the plump, fair, marrowy Venetian race.” Michael 
igelo, no mean critic, attracted by Titian’s celebrated picture of 
Danaé, which we have been assured is now in Sydney, lamented 
that that great artist had not studied the antique as accurately = 
mi 
he had Nature, in which case his works would have been ini 
Charles V. of Spain took it up, and presenting it to him said, “It 
comes Cesar to serve Titian.” And Philip [V., when he heard 
wor 
“Les Merveilles de Peinture,” written within the last ten years, 
m speaking of Titian, dwells specially on this famous paimting, 
and describes its exact whereabouts. It is difficult to reconcile 
this with the assertion of its having been stolen some half century 
before. Since jotting down these remarks I have seen 08 
from Herr Gresner, the Director of the Royal Gallery at Dresden, 
