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 222
lours. So bright that even to-day, in spite ofweather and time, and in spite of the fact that flakesof the plaster are continually sifting down, — withan ultimate and sure ruin as consequence, — even to-day the gay freshness of the tones is a marvel anddelight. The designs themselves, in their… … RAPHAELS LOGGIE there is not a hint of useless or overdone exag-geia-tion in part or whole. To attempt any adequatedescription of this ornamentation would requiremany volumes. Volpato and Ottaviani during theeighteenth century started to make them well knownthrough engravings, hut stopped long…
Vatican. Museo vaticano · Art
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