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rished since the revival of the art, none 

 have equalled Paul Veronese* in the festive 

 pomp, and the theatrical splendour and 

 magnificence of his buildings. The profusion 

 of columns, open galleries, ballus trades and 

 balconies ; of buildings seen across and be- 

 hind other buildings, with various and sin- 

 gular effects of lineal and aerial perspective, 

 admirably accords with the profusion of 

 figures with which he has peopled them, 

 with the studied contrasts of their groups 

 and attitudes, and the richness of the 

 dresses : and as his subjects were frequently 

 festivals and banquets, to these may often 

 be added the rich tints and ornaments of 

 gold and silver plate, of urns, cups, vases, 

 &c. The immense scale of his pictures, the 

 facility with which the whole is conducted, 

 and the extreme clearness and brilliancy of 

 that whole have so captivated his country- 

 men, that his works are more celebrated at 

 Venice, than even those of his more exalted 

 rival, Titian. 



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