Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 83
h appeals to unspoiled spirits. The splendid Arena Chapel in Padua is one of the mostsuccessfully decorated buildings in the world. It has theadvantage of being of moderate size, and seems to have beendecorated by Giotto in a single period without interruptionor diversion of thought. Our attention… … B 58, The Presentation of the Virgin. Chapel of the Arena, Padua. Giotto, 1266?-1336. The First of the Moderns 65 architectural setting but magnificent in its truth to life andsentiment. The temple is a curious little sentinel box, ill-drawn, with faulty perspective, a symbol at best, for…
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