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artists, ty&h those of other masters who stu- 

 died the higher parts of the art ; as for in- 

 stance, the back-grounds of P. Veronese 

 and Rubens, with those of Raphael and 

 Poussin. In the works of the two first 

 mentioned painters, those artifices, and that 

 picturesque disposition I mentioned, appear 

 in all their brilliancy ; and are perfectly 

 suited to what has very properly been 

 termed the ornamental style, as opposed 

 to the severer character of the Roman and 

 Florentine schools. 



I have now stated what appear to me to 

 be the distinct characters of those buildings, 

 which the painters of the schools I have 

 mentioned have introduced into their pic- 

 tures. I could wish to point out some of 

 the principles on which the Venetians, and 

 especially P. Veronese proceeded, and by 

 means of which they have produced that 

 remarkable lightness, airiness, and splen- 

 dour, so strikingly displayed in their build- 

 ings. Without presuming that I shall 

 be able to do it satisfactorily, I will men- 



