Handbook of Painting: The Italian schools, Part 2J. Murray, 1855 - 583 pages |
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... head of this new period stands Leonardo da Vinci , ' His works are the first which afford complete satisfaction to the eye and mind , for , although contemporary with many of the artists already mentioned , he was not , like them ...
... head of this new period stands Leonardo da Vinci , ' His works are the first which afford complete satisfaction to the eye and mind , for , although contemporary with many of the artists already mentioned , he was not , like them ...
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... heads and caricatures are still to be seen in different collections . Others are preserved to us by the engravings of W. Hollar and Jac . Sandrart . See the German translation of Vasari , vol . iii . p . 16 . to be considered as the ...
... heads and caricatures are still to be seen in different collections . Others are preserved to us by the engravings of W. Hollar and Jac . Sandrart . See the German translation of Vasari , vol . iii . p . 16 . to be considered as the ...
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... head of Medusa , lying on the earth amidst all sorts of reptiles : it is supposed to be the same now in the gallery of the Uffizj at Florence ; it seems , however , more probable that this is a later but very excellent copy of the ...
... head of Medusa , lying on the earth amidst all sorts of reptiles : it is supposed to be the same now in the gallery of the Uffizj at Florence ; it seems , however , more probable that this is a later but very excellent copy of the ...
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... heads only were saved . In 1796 , when Napoleon led the French over the Alps , he gave express orders that the room should be respected . Succeeding generals disregarded these orders : the refectory was turned 1 Gius . Bossi , Del ...
... heads only were saved . In 1796 , when Napoleon led the French over the Alps , he gave express orders that the room should be respected . Succeeding generals disregarded these orders : the refectory was turned 1 Gius . Bossi , Del ...
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... Head of Christ is in the Brera at Milan ; ten Heads of the Apostles , some of them of enchanting beauty , are in the collection of the King of Holland at the Hague ; three others in private collections in England . Several slight ...
... Head of Christ is in the Brera at Milan ; ten Heads of the Apostles , some of them of enchanting beauty , are in the collection of the King of Holland at the Hague ; three others in private collections in England . Several slight ...
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