Delivered To The Students Of The Royal Academy (1883)
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Focusing on the significance of art education, this collection of lectures offers insights delivered to students at the Royal Academy. Its enduring relevance throughout history underscores the importance of preserving such knowledge. The book has been meticulously reformatted and retyped to ensure clarity and readability, making it accessible for both contemporary and future readers. This modern edition aims to keep the valuable teachings alive and appreciated by new generations.
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Excerpt from Lectures on Painting: Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy At the same time I am fully aware that the prae tical part of drawing can only be learned by real work and I am also inclined to believe that a knowledge of the old masters and their various schools is better acquired by frequent visits to galleries where their works can be seen, than by second-hand description from a lecture. 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.