Bernini and other studies in the history of art (1914)
Norton, Richard, 1872-1918 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 158
Butthough exactness of likeness was tirelessly sought for by the ^ It is true that wood was sometimes made use of, but for serious work only inthe early times before the art had been developed. Nor can it be supposed thatthe lack of marble in Egypt was the effective cause that led to the use of… … Plate XLII. ART OF PORTRAITURE 61 Egyptians (I refer of course to the earlier epochs before theinflux of Greek or Roman ideas), it was not attained with thesame success as in later days by the Romans and Florentines. This failure was in part due to the use of unyielding material,such as granite and…
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680 · Giorgione, 1477-1511 · Sculpture
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