Collins, W. W., 1862- · London : W. Heinemann ; New York : Dodd, Mead · leaf 362
o. In one he is depicted savinga boy from a watery grave. The delicate pinkand warm opaque yellow of the terra-cotta, thewhite marble and green serpentine, and the exquisitenote of blue, with traces over all of faded and half-obliterated gilding, make this gem one of the bestpieces of external… … V ^ PERUGIA worth a visit, if it be only to look at its easternportal. Slender, twisted pillars of marble supportthe architrave, on which is a central figure ofChrist seated in a circle. On either side are thesaint with a dove, and a lion with a gryphon.Elegant pilasters are carried from the steps…
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