Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 128
etails, however, makes it doubt-ful whether ignorance is the true explanation. It is interest-ing to compare closely this Madonna of the Linaiuoli withthe Rucellai Madonna by Cimabue. They seem alike until weput them together. Then all is contrast. How different, forinstance, are the draperies in… … B 115, Madonna of the Linaiuoli. Uffizi, Florence.Fra Angelico, 1387-1455. no Mornings with Masters of Art other. Not so in Fra Angelicos work. The figures adjustthemselves perfectly to the broken pattern of the folds.The shadows are used with masterly skill. In a word, thecurtain is drawn from the…
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