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The art of Florence, an interpretation (1918)

Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 188

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ore are in no sense to becompared with works of the Renaissance. Their helplessnessis further to be explained by the fact that they were cast,and that the artist in all his figures had to consider whethera mould could be made for this figure or not. Smooth roundedforms, with a minimum of under… … M 1, Bronze Doors, Twelfth Century, Cathedral, Pisa. Bonanus. lyo Mornings with Masters of Art of the compromises of the early art. Not only are thefigures exceedingly imperfect, mere signs for men, but allother things are confessedly so. The artist tries to make aman look like a man, without much…

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