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The art of Florence, an interpretation (1918)

Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 376

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le suggestions, that of servility is most remote. The youthis of noblest mould, and his nobility abates not a tittle in hismoment of self effacement. Two interpretations of these figures have come down to us,either acceptable enough and of secondary importance. Theone is that these bound slaves… … C 452, The Bound Slave. Louvre, Paris.Michelangelo, 1475-1564. 358 Mornings with Masters of-Axi finitely better the pathos of perished liberty than the glory ofconquering achievement. That these conquered provinceswere to be symbolized upon the monument, according to oneof its designs, is certain,…

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