A treatise on ancient painting : containing observations on the rise, progress, and decline of that art amongst the Greeks and Romans ; the high opinion which the great men of antiquity had of it ; its connexion with poetry and philosophy ; and the use that may be made of it in education : to which are added some remarks on the peculiar genius, character, and talents of Raphael, Michael Angelo, Nicholas Poussin, and other celebrated modern masters ; and the commendable use they made of the exquisite remains of antiquity in painting as well as sculpture. The whole illustrated and adorned with fifty pieces of ancient painting ; discovered at different times in the ruins of old Rome, accurately engraved from drawings of Camillo Paderni a Roman, lately done from the originals with great exactness and elegance