Excerpt from A General Dictionary of Painters: Containing Memoirs of the Lives and Works of the Most Eminent Professors of the Art of Painting, From Its Revival by Cimabue, in the Year 1250, to the Present Time The Edition of "Pilkington's General Dictionary of Painters," which is now submitted to the Public, has been carefully revised with respect both to the style and the facts. Many memoirs have been added; and likewise, from the French of Watelet, "A View of the Particular Parts which constitute the Art of Painting;" and, from the French of De Piles, "The Balance of the Painters;" containing an estimate of the merits of the most eminent Artists, with respect to Composition, Design, Colouring, and Expression. The Editor trusts that his humble labours will not prove unsatisfactory to the candid reader. 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.