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Page 277
... expressions of the passions , as they are displayed in counte- nance and gesture . He visited all the most frequented ... expression . Inanimate nature he studied with the same earnestness . Of his various writings on Art , the Trattato ...
... expressions of the passions , as they are displayed in counte- nance and gesture . He visited all the most frequented ... expression . Inanimate nature he studied with the same earnestness . Of his various writings on Art , the Trattato ...
Page 284
... expression of enthusiastic ecstasy , wrought up to a pitch which borders on the sentimental . One of Leonardo's most ... expression of the whole is fasci- nating , and the picture beautifully finished . A half - figure of a Mater ...
... expression of enthusiastic ecstasy , wrought up to a pitch which borders on the sentimental . One of Leonardo's most ... expression of the whole is fasci- nating , and the picture beautifully finished . A half - figure of a Mater ...
Page 285
... expression of joy , is finished to excess ; on the left is Zacharias . ' In the Hermitage at St. Petersburgh there is a similar composition , with the exception of the little St. John ; a figure of St. Catherine is also introduced in ...
... expression of joy , is finished to excess ; on the left is Zacharias . ' In the Hermitage at St. Petersburgh there is a similar composition , with the exception of the little St. John ; a figure of St. Catherine is also introduced in ...
Page 287
... expression of the countenance is peculiarly sweet ; but the Child , not- withstanding its graceful action , is somewhat hard and heavy , so as almost to warrant the conclusion that this picture be- longs to an earlier period , which ...
... expression of the countenance is peculiarly sweet ; but the Child , not- withstanding its graceful action , is somewhat hard and heavy , so as almost to warrant the conclusion that this picture be- longs to an earlier period , which ...
Page 288
... expression ; the heads of the Doctors also are full of life and character . Many copies of this picture exist ; one of the finest is in the Spada palace at Rome . In 1516 Leonardo was invited to the court of Francis I. It is uncertain ...
... expression ; the heads of the Doctors also are full of life and character . Many copies of this picture exist ; one of the finest is in the Spada palace at Rome . In 1516 Leonardo was invited to the court of Francis I. It is uncertain ...
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