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eavenly temper. Indeed,the longer we gaze, the less suited to the role she seems. Itis therefore not so much of a surprise when we learn that inboth the pictures we have been studying we have a portraitof the woman of the episode above referred to. The inap-propriateness of this choice is not… … B 152, Madonna and Child, with Angels. Uffizi, Florence.Fra Filippo Lippi, 1406?-1469. The Revolt against the Church 131 the introduction of portraits in sacred pictures had been rare,not to say unknown. The few cases previously recorded arefor the most part in second-class pictures and rest…
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