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 322
, let us examine this picture ofFra Angelicos. Unfortunately, it is not a very creditable specimenof his best work, and it is a good deal restored. Itis framed as a triptych. In the centre sits the Vir-gin with the Child standing on her knee, giving ablessing. The decorative quality of the halos… … 09 3(U (U P4 r1 J u c< o Ube Stansa ot lPrometbeu5 251 rose colour. In her right hand Mary holds a box,probably of some perfume or unguent. This isthe extent of the central composition, — not orig-inal ; the delicate work in the background shouldbe noticed. On the left is St. John the Baptist…
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