Pictures and their painters; the history of painting (1907)
Bryant, Lorinda Munson, 1855- · New York: John Lane Co. · leaf 83
the world had done in thedevelopment of painting before his day and, by his ow-n original-ity, he advanced the art to a degree of perfection never reachedbefore. That he was the greatest artist of the fifteenth centurycan hardly be questioned. With him began that marveloussymphony of color which,… … Fig. 38.—Giovanni Bellini. Madonna and Child and Twrj Saints,Academy, ^enice. throne surrounded by saints, with angels IdcIow playing onmusical instruments, they never lack in the distinctive featuresthat individualize each composition without destroying thetype. Even when he varies in composing…
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