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 88
dgeand authority of the hand that painted the Pope.This pontifif is so entirely draped by his magnificentbrocaded jewel-bordered robe that only his headand hands are free. Even his short neck is nearlyswallowed from sight by the heavy collar. Yet thefigure beneath this swathing is almost as clearly… … ALEXANDER VI.etail from Resurrection, by Pinturicchio ; in the Hall of Mysteries Zbc JBorota Bpartmcnt^ 69 tliat the artist reveals liiinsclf as a portrait painterof hi<;li rank. The face is in direct profile, — a posi-tion that shows as little as may be the fat cheeksand extra layers of flesh…
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