The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880, tr · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 94
t white ; he first used it alone forfigures, in semi-relief, which were raised on a blue background. At a later CERAMIC ART. 5 7 period he ventured to colour his figures, and Pietro di Medici was one of thefirst who encouraged this kind of work for the decoration of palaces. Thefame of this novel… … Fg:- 35—Enamelled Terra-cotta, by Luca della Robbia. to keep pace with the requirements of the public. He endeavoured, never-theless, to extend the application of his discovery by painting flowers andgroups of figures on a smooth surface ; but in the year 1430 death cut shorthis remarkable career,…
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