What the back-ground is in Painting, in Architecture is the real ground on which the building is erected; and no Architect took greater care than he that his work should not appear crude and hard; that is, it did not abruptly start out of the ground without expectation or preparation.


The Life and Discourses of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Discourse XIII (pp. 244-245), Sawyer, Ingersoll & Co. Hudson, Ohio, USA. 1858

Joshua Reynolds Quotes

What the back-ground is in Painting, in Architecture is the real ground on which the building is erected; and no Architect took greater care than he...

What the back-ground is in Painting, in Architecture is the real ground on which the building is erected; and no Architect took greater care than he...

What the back-ground is in Painting, in Architecture is the real ground on which the building is erected; and no Architect took greater care than he...

What the back-ground is in Painting, in Architecture is the real ground on which the building is erected; and no Architect took greater care than he...