The architecture of the renaissance in Italy : a general view for the use of students and others (1909)
Anderson, William J. (William James), 1864-1900 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 86
ll theages. Lowness of relief and delicacy of gradation are technicalqualities of his sculpture, and he specially excelled in a kind offlattened relief (stacciato), which is little more than a drawingon the marble surface. It may be useful to bear in mind thatMasaccio and Fra Angelico are, among… … uwo uo u< < •Si Q U :^ ^■-^ u w HJ?: ::j o•J SECOND SCHOOL OF SCULPTOR-ARCHITECTS. 53 quattro-cento may in more senses than one be called a golden ageof sculpture, it was not till after the end of the century thatpainting in Italy reached its highest excellence, almost coevalwith the meridian…
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