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 328
lyexpressive. The woman kneeling in the immediateforeground is a noticeable example. It is onlyRaphaels genius that has saved her from thecommonplace. She is not distinguished in face orform. Yet the poise of the figure, the twist of thetorso, are so full of verve and movement that shestays in ones… … TRANSFIGURATIONBy Raphael; in the Pinacoteca Xlbc Ipinacoteca 307 from poring over his volume, are combined with acharm and skill equal to the kneeling votaries in theDisputa. The arrangement of light and shade,too, is wonderfully effective. Above, on the mount,it unquestionably is true that the…
Vatican. Museo vaticano · Art
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