Excerpt from De Arte Graphica: The Art of Painting by C. A. Du Fresnoy;, With Remarks, Translated Into English, Together With an Original Preface Containing a Parallel Betwixt Painting and Poetry, as Also a Short Account of the Most Eminent Painters, Both Ancient and Modern, Contine'd<br><br>Matter the Forms are -fl'3 and in particular, Humane Beauty juflers alteration for the war/e, as we fe'e ta'our 7ndrti/'ication, in the deformities, and dif proportions which are in m. For which renfan the Artfull?ainter and'the Sculptour, imitating the fli rine Maker, form to them/elites as well as they are able, a Model of the Superiour Beauties; and reflefhng' on them endeavour to correct and amend the common Nature; and to repre/ent it as it was jirji created without fault, either in Colour or 171 Lineament.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.