ARGUMENT.

Introduction—different direction of the art. Preparative style—Masaccio—Lionardo da Vinci. Style of establishment—Michael Angelo, Raphael, Titiano, Correggio. Style of refinement, and depravation. Schools—of Tuscany, Rome, Venice, Lombardy. The Eclectic school—Machinists. The German school—Albert Durer. The Flemish school—Rubens. The Dutch school—Rembrant. Observations on art in Switzerland. The French school.