The art of the Pitti Palace : with a short history of the building of the palace, and its owners, and an appreciation of its treasures (1903)
Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs, 1866- · Boston : L.C. Page · leaf 124
the saint clad in his brownhabit in an attitude of ecstasy, kneeling before acrucifix. In the background may be seen the con-vent of La Vernia. The face and hands are beau-tifully rendered, and the whole tone and manner ofthe painting restful and devotional. The Young Bacchus, by Guido Reni, is a… … O ^ < 0 O p o a> Ph jC O -«-• (I, >» m TLbc Dall ot apollo 95 The child Bacchus holds on a platter a graceful cupnear his lips, and is about to drink of its brimmingcontents. A little attendant carries a large jug,evidently prepared to fill up the cup when it needsto be replenished. On…
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