Admire the proud productions of their skill, plore, 731 See RAFFAELLE there his forms celestial trace, Unrivall❜d Sovereign of the realms of Grace: See ANGELO, with energy divine, 735 Seize on the summit of correct design: Romani, Veneti, Parmenses, atque Bononi, Partibus in cunctis pedetentìm, atque ordine recto, Ut monitum suprà est, vos expendisse juvabit. 740 Hos apud invenit Raphael miracula summo Ducta modo, Veneresque habuit quas nemo deinceps. Quidquid erat formæ scivit Bonarota potenter. Julius à puero musarum eductus in antris, Aonias reseravit opes, graphicâque poesi, Quæ non visa prius, sed tantùm audita poetis, Ante oculos spectanda dedit sacraria Phoebi; 525 His triumphs more than mortal pomp adorns, With more than mortal rage his battle burns; His Heroes, happy heirs of fav'ring fame, 745 More from his art than from their actions claim. Bright, beyond all the rest, CORREGGIO Alings His ample lights, and round them gently brings The mingling shade. In all his works we view Grandeur of style, and chastity of hue. 750 Yet higher still great TITIAN dar'd to soar, He reach'd the loftiest heights of colouring's power; His friendly tints in happiest mixture flow, Quæque coronatis complevit bella triumphis 755 30 Clarior ante alios Corregius extitit, ampla Luce superfusa, circum coëuntibus umbris, Pingendique modo grandi, et tractando colore Corpora. Amicitiamque, gradusque, dolosque co lorum, Compagemque ita disposuit Titianus, ut inde Hence deem'd divine, the world his meritown'd, With riches loaded, and with honours crown'd. From all their charms combin'd, with happy toil, Did ANNIBAL compose his wond'rous style: 760 O'er the fair fraud so close a veil is thrown, That every borrow'd grace becomes his own. & If then to praise like theirs your souls aspire, Catch from their works a portion of their fire Revolve their labours all, for all will teach, Their finish'd picture, and their slightest sketch. 766 Yet more than these to Meditation's eyes force; 770 Divus sit dictus, magnis et honoribus auctus, Fortunæque bonis : Quos sedulus Hannibal omnes 539 In propriam mentem, atque modum mirâ arte coëgit. h Plurimus inde labor tabulas imitando juvabit Egregias, operumque typos ; sed plura docebit Natura ante oculos præsens; nam firmat et auget 8 LXXI. Nature and Ex. perience perfect Art. LXXI. Natura et Experientia Artem perficiunt. Her precepts, best of teachers! give the powers, Whence art, by practice, to perfection soars. These useful rules from time and chance to save, 775 way, In Latian strains, the studious FRESNOY gave: 780 Vim genii, ex illâque artem experientia complet. 540 Multa supersileo que commentaria dicent. 545 Hæc ego, dum memoror subitura volubilis ævi Cuncta vices, variisque olim peritura ruinis, Pauca sophismata sum graphica immortalibus ausus Credere pieriis, Romæ meditatus: ad Alpes, Dum super insanas moles, inimicaque castra Borbonidum decus et vindex Lodoicus avorum, Fulminat ardenti dextrâ, patriæque resurgens Gallicus Alcides premit Hispani ora leonis. But mark the Proteus-policy of state: The foes are friends, in social league they dare 785 790 Thro' all her realms bids civil discord cease, Long by that race adorn'd, thy dread Palladium shine. THE END: |