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Page 277
... followed criminals to execution , in order to witness the pangs of the deepest despair ; he invited peasants to his house , and related laughable stories to them , that he might learn from their physiognomies the essence of comic ...
... followed criminals to execution , in order to witness the pangs of the deepest despair ; he invited peasants to his house , and related laughable stories to them , that he might learn from their physiognomies the essence of comic ...
Page 279
... followed alike his own inclination and the example of other Italian sovereigns . Learned men , poets and artists were invited to his court , and Leonardo , according to Vasari , recommended himself at first as a musician and ...
... followed alike his own inclination and the example of other Italian sovereigns . Learned men , poets and artists were invited to his court , and Leonardo , according to Vasari , recommended himself at first as a musician and ...
Page 290
... followed less the manner of his master than that of his companion . He has copied some of Leonardo's pictures most successfully . His original sub- jects are generally limited to the narrow circle of tranquil Madonnas and Holy Families ...
... followed less the manner of his master than that of his companion . He has copied some of Leonardo's pictures most successfully . His original sub- jects are generally limited to the narrow circle of tranquil Madonnas and Holy Families ...
Page 312
... followed the ordinary series of Biblical types and antitypes familiar in his time , and indeed for centuries previously , by means of illuminated compen- diums of the Old and New Testament . The spirit of these cycles of Scripture ...
... followed the ordinary series of Biblical types and antitypes familiar in his time , and indeed for centuries previously , by means of illuminated compen- diums of the Old and New Testament . The spirit of these cycles of Scripture ...
Page 313
... followed in chronological order ( see a subsequent note ) . We proceed briefly to describe the general arrangement of the series treated or contemplated by his great rival . On the wall over and on each side of the entrance - door ...
... followed in chronological order ( see a subsequent note ) . We proceed briefly to describe the general arrangement of the series treated or contemplated by his great rival . On the wall over and on each side of the entrance - door ...
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