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 148
a turban, leansforward, pointing to the sufferer, and is in theact of exclaiming, Behold the Man! The ex-pression in Pilates eyes is that of extenuation andpleading with the populace for mercy. The soldiersare grouped in the background awaiting orders. Onthe balustrade lies the scourge. The drawing… … ECCE HOMOBy Cigoli; in the Hall of Mars ( Xtbe iball of flDars m the face of Christ. It comes nearer being a naturalrepresentation of suffering than most paintings deal-ing with this scene. The artist has caught the trueinterpretation of the moment chosen for portrayal.There is the languor of…
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