Egyptian Art, 1
Ancient Thebes, 2
The Temple of Carnac, 5
Temple of Luxor, 5
The Statues of Memnon, 6
Heliopolis, 7
Memphis, 8
Lake Moeris, 9
The Colossal Sphinx, 10
The Labyrinth of Egypt, 11
The Catacombs of Egypt, 12
The Pyramids of Egypt, 19
Perilous Ascent of the Pyramid of Cephren, 27
Egyptian Obelisks, 30
Removal of an Obelisk by Fontana, 33
Removal of an Obelisk from Thebes to Paris, 40
Carburi's Base for the Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great, 42
Comparative Skill of the Ancients and Moderns in Mechanics, 45
The Britannia Tubular Railway Bridge, 46
The Tubes, 47
Construction of the Tubes, 49
Floating the Tubes, 50
Raising the Tubes, 52
Glory of Ancient Rome, 57
The Capitol, 59
Modern Rome, 60
The Foundation of Venice, 72
Theodoric the Great, and his Love of the Fine Arts, 73
Archimedes, 77
The Trials of Genius--Filippo Brunelleschi, 80
Brunelleschi's Enthusiasm, 122
Brunelleschi and Donatello, 123
Donatello, 125
Donatello and the Merchant, 126
Donatello and his Kinsmen, 127
Death of Donatello, 128
Donatello and Michael Angelo Compared, 128
Sofonisba Anguisciola's Early Distinction, 129
Sofonisba's Visit to Rome, 130
Sofonisba's Marriages, 131
Sofonisba's Residence at Genoa, and her Intercourse with Vandyck, 132
Carriera Rosalba, 133
Rosalba's Modesty, 133
Rosalba's Knowledge of Tempers, 133
Elizabeth Sirani, 134
Death of Elizabeth Sirani, 135
Rachel Ruysch, 135
Sir Anthony Vandyck, 136
Vandyck's Visit to Italy, 138
Vandyck's Return to Antwerp, 139
Vandyck's Visit to England, 141
William van de Velde the Elder, 143
Van de Velde and Charles II., 144
William van de Velde the Younger, 145
The Younger van de Velde's Works, 146
Nicholas Poussin, 148
Poussin's first Celebrity, 149
Poussin's first Visit to Rome, 150
Poussin's Distress at Rome, 151
Poussin's Success at Rome, 152
Poussin's Invitation to Paris, 153
Poussin's Return to Rome, 154
Sir Joshua Reynolds' Critique on Poussin, 156
Poussin's Views of his Art, 157
Poussin's Works, 158
Marino and Poussin, 159
Poussin Romanized, 160
Poussin's Habits of Study, 161
Poussin's Old Age, 162
Poussin's Last Work and Death, 163
Poussin's Ideas of Painting, 164
Poussin and the Nobleman, 165
Poussin and Mengs, 165
Poussin and Domenichino, 166
Poussin and Salvator Rosa, 166
Poussin, Angelo, and Raffaelle Compared, 168
Rembrandt, 170
Rembrandt's Works, 173
Rembrandt as an Engraver, 174
Anecdote of Schwarts, 175
Jacques Callot, 176
Callot's Patriotism, 177
Ingenuity of Artists, 178
A Hint to Jewelers, 179
Curious Paintings, 180
The Oldest Oil Painting Extant, 181
Curious Representations of the Harpies, 181
Adrian Brower, 182
Brower, the Duke d'Aremberg, and Rubens, 183
Death of Brower, 184
Brower's Works, 185
Rosa da Tivoli, 185
Rosa da Tivoli's Works, 186
Rosa da Tivoli's Facility of Execution, 186
Rosa da Tivoli's Habits, 187
Luca Cambiaso's Facility in Painting, 187
Cambiaso's Works in Spain, 188
Cambiaso's Artistic Merits, 190
Rarity of Female Portraits in Spain, 191
Murillo's Pictures in Spanish America, 192
Murillo's "Virgin of the Napkin," 193
Anecdote of an Altar-Piece by Murillo, 194
Murillo and his slave Gomez, 195
An Artist's Love of Romance, 195
Estéban March's Strange Method of Study, 198
March's Adventure of the Fish, fried in Linseed Oil, 199
A Painter's Rebuke, 200
A Painter's Retort Courteous, 201
Ardemans and Bocanegra--A Trial of Skill, 201
A Painter's Artifice to "Keep up Appearances," 202
A Good Natured Criticism, 203
Alonso Cano and the Intendant of the Bishop of Malaga, 203
Cano's Love of Sculpture, 204
Castillo's Sarcasm on Alfaro, 204
Torres' Imitations of Caravaggio, 205
Pantoja and the Eagle, 205
The Painter Methodius and the King of Bulgaria, 206
John C. Vermeyen and Charles V., 206
Blas de Prado and the Emperor of Morocco, 207
Don Juan Carreño, 208
Carreño's Copy of Titian's St. Margaret, 208
Carreño's Abstraction of Mind, 209
Anecdote of Cespedes' Last Supper, 209
Zuccaro's Compliment to Cespedes, 210
Dona Barbara Maria de Hueva, 210
The Miraculous Picture of the Virgin, 211
The Chair of St. Peter, 213
The Sagro Catino, or Emerald Dish, 215
The "Painter of Florence," 217
Legend of the Painter-Friar, the Devil, and the Virgin, 220
Gerard Douw, 222
Douw's Style, 224
Douw's Method of Painting, 225
Douw's Works, 226
Albert Durer, 228
Durer's Works as a Painter, 229
Durer's Works as an Engraver, 231
Durer's Fame and Death, 233
Durer's Habits and Literary Works, 234
Ludolph Backhuysen, 235
John Baptist Weenix the Elder, 236
Weenix's Facility of Hand, 236
John Baptist Weenix the Younger, 237
Jan Steen, 238
Jan Steen's Works, 238
Kugler's Critique on the Works of Jan Steen, 240
Frolics of Mieris and Jan Steen, 241
Sir Anthony More, 242
Sir Anthony More and Philip II., 243
More's Success and Works, 243
Perilous Adventure of a Painter, 245
Anecdote of John de Mabuse, 246
Capugnano and Lionello Spada, 247
Michael Angelo Caravaggio--His Quarrelsome Disposition, 248
Jacopo Amiconi, 249
Painting the Dead, 250
Taddeo Zuccaro, 250
Zuccaro's Resentment, 251
Royal Criticism, 252
Pietro da Cortona, 253
"Know Thyself," 254
Benvenuto Cellini, 255
Fracanzani and Salvator Rosa, 256
Pope Urban VIII. and Bernini, 256
Emulation and Rivalry in the Fine Arts, 257
The Nótte of Correggio, 259
The Dresden Gallery, 262
Painting among the Egyptians, 263
Painting among the Greeks, 265
Numismatics, 269
Restoring Ancient Edifices, 274
Napoleon's Love of Art, 274
Napoleon's Works at Paris, 276
The Napoleon Medals, 281
The Elephant Fountain, 286
Interesting Drawing, 287
Sévre China, 288
Dismantling of the Louvre, 289
Removal of the Venetian Horses from Paris, 296
Removal of the Statue of Napoleon from the Place Vendôme, 301
The Musée Français and the Musée Royal, 302
Boydell's Shakspeare Gallery, 305
Brief Sketch of a Plan for an American National Gallery of Art, 307