King, C. W. (Charles William), 1818-1888 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 333
t the close of thefifteenth. These examples illustrate most aptly Vasaris obscureallusion to the continued, though feeble, vitality of the art in Borne,and its revival there about the date last mentioned. * That a dumb image, and devoid of breath,Material earthy, by its paint defiled,Should figure… … COMPLIMENTARY OR INSCRIPTION CAMEL This peculiar gem work which appears to have chiefly busied theengravers of the Lower Empire, when employed by the fashionablepublic, presents in its extreme neatness and elegance of executiona wonderful contrast to the class we have been last considering.…
Gems · Rings · Classical antiquities · Art, Ancient
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