Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · Newton, University Prints · leaf 299
where would it find its place in art?Not in the Madonna of the throne. She must not wonder orhaunt you with her gaze. She. must receive your homagewith formal composure. Not in the Madonna of the fieldsand of the quiet nature setting. Naturalness is not an occa-sion for wonder, and this deep… … C 194, Donna Velata. Pitti, Florence. Raphael, 1483-1520. Umbria and Her Artist 283 affection, Raphael finds the place in a new creation, uniquein all Christian art, and noble as it is unique. The Sistine Madonna is undoubtedly an idealized portrait,of this object of Raphaels affection. The…
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