Luigi Lanzi was an Italian art historian and archaeologist. When he died he was buried in the church of the Santa Croce at Florence by the side of Michelangelo.

Excerpt from The History of Painting in Italy, From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts, Vol. 6 of 6: To the End of the Eighteenth Century; Translated From the Original Station of the Abate Luigi Lanzi Artists referred to in this work, noting the periods of their Birth and Death, and the authorities for the dates. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 3 of 6: From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts, to the End of the Eighteenth Century; Translated From the Original Italian of the Abate Luigi Lanzi There very opportunely appeared, in the year 1800, at Bassa no, a Notizia d'opere di Disegno Upon works Of Design, the anonymous production, apparently, Of some inhabitant Of Padua, about 1550. It was published and illustrated by the learned Abbate M orelli, and contains several anecdotes, relat ing more particularly to the Venetian School. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 of 6: From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century; Containing the Schools of Florence and Siena The tastes of individuals, however, are different, and some'people delight in minutiae, as it regards both the present and the past; and Since it maybe of utility tothose who may hereafter be inclined to give a very full and perfect history of every thing relating-to Italian painting, let us View Within dulgence those who have employed themselves in compiling lives so copious, and let those who have time to Spare, beguile it with their perusal. At the same time, due regard should be paid to that very respectable class of readers, ' who, in'a history of painting, would rather contemplate the artist than the man;.and who are less sollcltotls to become acquainted with the character of a single painter, whose solitary and insulated history cannot prove instructive, than with the genius, the method; the invention, and the style of a great number of art ists, with their characteristics, their merits, and their rank, the result of which is a history of the whole art. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Luigi Lanzi was an Italian art historian and archaeologist. When he died he was buried in the church of the Santa Croce at Florence by the side of Michelangelo.

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