 Men who would never have thought of buying a picture or a statue at home, are infected by the contagion of the place the moment they arrive. No talk of the money market here; no discussion of any public measure; no conversation respecting new enterprises,...  Letters of a Traveller - Página 257por William Cullen Bryant - 1859 - 277 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1859 - 286 páginas
...with regard to them I have nothing to tell which would be news. It is remarkable that they find Borne a better place for obtaining orders from their own...taste, and orders a bust, a little statue of Eve, a Buth, or a Bebecca, 260 DEATH OF BARTHOLOMEW THE SCtJLPTOE. and half a dozen pictures, for his luxurious... | |
 | Ben L. Bassham - 1998 - 380 páginas
...phenomenon that did not go unnoticed by William Cullen Bryant: It is remarkable that [[American artistsj find Rome a better place for obtaining orders from...pictures, for his luxurious rooms in the United States. Indeed, a visit to the Kternal City was considered incomplete if it did not include a visit to an artist's... | |
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