human
I HAVE TRODDEN THE WINEPRESS ALONE: AND OF THE PEOPLE THERE WAS NONE WITH ME.
gpt
but since Mengs' time had no longer been employed by the
human
and had been forgotten for half a century. The Prussian consul at Rome, Bartholdy, gave them the commission. An old mason, who had last arranged wall-plastering under Mengs, was recruited as technical adviser; Carl Eggers, of Neustrelitz, zealously made chemical researches; and it is said to have been Veit who, at Cornelius' request (
gpt
Now, Philip, you make the first attempt! ), was the first to paint the portrait of a head in fresco, whilst his companions looked on with amazement and delight. Then the others set to work,
human
gpt
Yes, believe me, my friend, it is a desperate matter to paint over a whole room in a manner which one has never before practised oneself nor seen practised by others. Every day we tell each other that we are fine bunglers, and give each other a regular dressing down. You can have no conception how strange it feels at first when one is confronted by damp plaster and lime. And nevertheless we construct daily fresh castles in the air for painting churches, monasteries, and palaces in Germany.