The art of the Vatican; being a brief history of the palace, and an account of the principal art treasures within its walls (1903)
Potter, Mary Knight, d. 1915 · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 180
supportedon huge pilasters and broken by a cupola and atransept. Through the dome of the cupola, and overthe last arch beyond the transept, the clouds floatacross the shining sky. No setting could be moreappropriate, more grandly impressive for this*• school of philosophy. Vasari states that… … Xlbc Stance oX IRapbael 159 Renaissance. I lie decorations of the building areno less remarkable. The vaultings arc cut into abeautiful hexagonal pattern, the cornices and capi-tals are exquisite in a grave simplicity, and thewhole is heightened by reliefs and statues sodesigned by Raphael that…
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