Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the canton Ticino (1913)
Butler, Samuel, 1835-1902, Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander), 1866-1919 · New York, E. P. Dutton & company · leaf 216
one who has seen the frescoesinside the church, where mountainswith trees and towns upon themare treated on exactly the sameprinciple. I cannot think the artistcan have been quite easy in hismind about them. On entering the church the left-hand wall is found to be coveredwith the most remarkable… … S. CRISTOFORO 2IO Alps and Sanctuaries to the Crucifixion, and is cut up by the pulpit at thechancel end. These events are treated so as to form asingle picture. The second row is in several compartments. There is asaint in armour on horseback, life-size, killing a dragon,and a queen who seems to…
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