Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910, Buckle, Mary · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 232
than that is shown inIllustration 79, a rather threadbare specimen of15th century work, in which the character of themans face is admirably expressed. It is firstworked in short, straight stitches, all of white, andover that the drawing lines are worked in brown.The artist gets her effect in the… … 80. SIXTEENTH CENTURY ITALIAN FIGURE WORK, 206 ART IN NEEDLEWORK. modelling of flesh. This is a triumph in its way.It goes about as far as the needle can go, andfurther than, except under rare conditions, itought to go. But it may do that and yet beneedlework. Equally wonderful in their miniature…
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