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Page 280
... picture is not less tragical than that of the statue . Had it been practicable , as Francis I. desired , to break down the wall and carry the painting into France , sixteen years after it was finished , it might have been pre- served ...
... picture is not less tragical than that of the statue . Had it been practicable , as Francis I. desired , to break down the wall and carry the painting into France , sixteen years after it was finished , it might have been pre- served ...
Page 284
... picture beautifully finished . A half - figure of a Mater Dolorosa , too , is grand and noble , with the most touching expression . 1 Rumohr ( Drei Reisen in Italien , p . 70 ) says of this picture , - " In this work , of which I have a ...
... picture beautifully finished . A half - figure of a Mater Dolorosa , too , is grand and noble , with the most touching expression . 1 Rumohr ( Drei Reisen in Italien , p . 70 ) says of this picture , - " In this work , of which I have a ...
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... picture was executed 1513 , during Leonardo's later residence in Rome . After the conquest of Milan , Leonardo returned to Florence , his native city , and remained there some years : to this period belong some important works . The ...
... picture was executed 1513 , during Leonardo's later residence in Rome . After the conquest of Milan , Leonardo returned to Florence , his native city , and remained there some years : to this period belong some important works . The ...
Page 288
... picture is remarkably powerful in colouring and wonderfully finished , but , unfortunately , has become rather dark in the shadows . Another half - figure of Vanity , with uncovered bosom and flowers in her hand , an extremely finished ...
... picture is remarkably powerful in colouring and wonderfully finished , but , unfortunately , has become rather dark in the shadows . Another half - figure of Vanity , with uncovered bosom and flowers in her hand , an extremely finished ...
Page 289
... pictures in the Uffizj which represent the history of Perseus . His landscape backgrounds are generally very excellent . There is a good picture of his in the Berlin Museum , a recumbent Venus playing with Love , a sleeping Mars in the ...
... pictures in the Uffizj which represent the history of Perseus . His landscape backgrounds are generally very excellent . There is a good picture of his in the Berlin Museum , a recumbent Venus playing with Love , a sleeping Mars in the ...
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