Ingress style was formed early in life and changed comparatively little. His earliest drawings; such as the Portrait of a Man (1797) already show a suavity of outline and an extraordinary control of the parallel hatchings which model the forms. His portrait drawings; of which about 450 are extant; are today among his most admired works. While a disproportionate number of them date from his difficult early years in Italy; he continued to produce portrait drawings of his friends until the end of his life. Ingres drew his portrait drawings on wove paper; which provided a smooth surface very different from the ribbed surface of laid paper; which is; nevertheless; sometimes referred to today as "Ingres paper". Drawings made in preparation for paintings; are more varied in size and treatment than are the portrait drawings. He also drew a number of landscape views while in Rome but; with the exception of the small tondo Raphaels Casino; he painted no pure landscapes.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Its a coffee table book designed to make Paducah residents feel good about them themselvesBy Brent L. StaulcupIt becomes evident early in the reading; that the author is a typical native; who thinks the sun rises and sets on Paducah. A reader without local knowledge; is painted a picture of Paducah as being a somewhat sizable urban center; when in truth its never had a population above 35;000. "Suburbs" is mentioned on several occasions. There are no suburbs attached to Paducah. The only area one could make an argument for is Lone Oak; but it was annexed into the Paducah city limits in the early 2000s. The rest of the "suburbs" are small towns 10 to 30 miles outside the Paducah city limits; with no continuity of population in between.If I want a history of the Civil War; Ill watch a Ken Burns documentary. The pages devoted to the Civil War seem to attempt to place Paducah in the same sentence as Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Paducahs part in the Civil War is incidental; and never mentioned in history books;Everyone knows about the 1937 flood. And those that dont know; dont care. Its not the San Francisco earthquake or the Chicago FireThis is not a book of objective historical research. Its a coffee table book designed to make Paducah residents feel good about them themselves.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Just OKBy Bill A. BeltHaving been raised in Paducah I guess I was expecting too much. The book has several pictures scattered throughout. The book contains short reviews about different segments of Paducahs history. Dont expect to find a lot of detail about any of those segments. Its a book you can go though in a very short period of time.The writer dwells far too much on certain personalities many of whom he apparently knew.The references about Paducah being torn apart from the start between the Chickasaws and American claims may or may not be factual. From several other readings there certainly is doubt concerning the Chickasaws. As for Dr. Matheson "revolutionizing two-year colleges" and the "ever busy waterfront" perhaps the writer should visit Paducah to see how "dead" that waterfront really is.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very InformativeBy Susan M. CookeWhat a great book - it really covers a great span of Paducah history!
