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" Bernini's design of the Louvre I would have given my skin for ; but the old reserved Italian gave me but a few minutes' view ; it was five little designs on paper, for which he hath received as many thousand pistoles. "
London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of ... - Página 294
por Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1814
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volumen2

1814 - 1004 páginas
...different abstruse and scientific subjects. In the year l665 he made a journey to France, for the purpose of making observations in the science of Architecture....prepared his designs for the reparations of St. Paul's, and, after the dreadful conflagration of London, in September l666,t was appointed Surveyor-General...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volumen11,Parte2

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1814 - 932 páginas
...after noticing his own introduction to Bernini, the Architect, he says, " Brrnini's design of th« Louvre I would have given my skin for, but the old...which he hath received so many thousand Pistoles."* • A fir! his return to England he prepared bis designs for the reparations of St. Paul's, and, after...
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The British Critic: A New Review, Volumen20

William Beloe, Thomas Fanshaw Middleton, William Rowe Lyall, Robert Nares - 1823 - 700 páginas
...found by some or other ready designed to my hand, in which I have spent both labour and some money. Bernini's design of the Louvre I would have given...but a few minutes' view ; it was five little designs on paper, for which he hath received as many thousand pistoles. I had only time to copy it in my fancy...
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The British Magazine, Or, Miscellany of Polite Literature ..., Volumen1

1823 - 508 páginas
...found by some or other ready designed to my hand, in which I have spent both labour and some money. Bernini's design of the Louvre I would have given my skin* for; hut the old reserved Italian gave me but a few minutes' view; it was five little designs on paper,...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters, Sculptors, and ..., Volumen4

Allan Cunningham - 1831 - 386 páginas
...surveyed, and that I might not lose the impressions of them, I shall bring you almost all France on paper. Bernini's design of the Louvre I would have given...little designs in paper, for which he hath received as many thousand pistoles : I had only time to copy it in my fancy and VOL. IV. N memory." At this...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters, Sculptors, and ..., Volumen4

Allan Cunningham - 1831 - 438 páginas
...bring you almost all France on paper. Bernini's design of the Louvre I would have given my skin /or, but the old reserved Italian gave me but a few minutes...little designs in paper, for which he hath received as many thousand pistoles : I had only time to copy it in my fancy and voL. Iv. N memory." At this...
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Lives of Eminent Persons

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 606 páginas
...I have found by some or other ready designed, and on which I have spent both labour and some money. Bernini's design of the Louvre I would have given...reserved Italian gave me but a few minutes' view. It was a fine little draught on five pieces of paper, for which he had received as many thousand pistoles....
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Lives of Eminent Persons: Consisting of Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Mahomet ...

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 páginas
...found by some or other ready designed, and on which I have spent both labour and some money. Uernini's design of the Louvre I would have given my skin for...reserved Italian gave me but a few minutes' view. It was a fine little draught on five pieces of paper, for which he had received as many thousand pistoles....
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Lives of eminent persons; consisting of Galileo, Kepler

Lives - 1833 - 588 páginas
...I have spent both labour and some money. Bernini's design of the Louvre I would have given my skiu for ; but the old reserved Italian gave me but a few minutes' view. It was a fine little draught on five pieces of paper, for which he had received as many thousand pistoles....
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The Pictorial History of England: Being, a History of the People ..., Volumen6

George Lillie Craik - 1841 - 540 páginas
...invited from Rome to furnish designs for the Louvre. " Bernini's design for the Louvre," says Wren, '' I would have given my skin for ; but the old reserved...little designs in paper, for which he hath received as many thousand pistoles. I had only time to copy it in my fancy and memory." This journey of Wren's...
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