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The Tuscan & Venetian artists, their thought & work (1904)

Rea, Hope 1860- · London, J. M. Dent · leaf 217

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he traditiondemanded. The scenes are the Creation of Birds, ofBeasts, of Man and Woman. These were what the artisthad given to him to represent, as an artist, however, notas a slave. And to him came the vision of the Creation,when the Word went forth, such as had not occurred tothe artists who… … [ifcife; THE COMPARATIVE TREATMENT 149 Principalities, Powers, Virtues, Dominions, Thrones,Cherubim and Seraphim, these last nearest to God Him-self. These, thought the artist apparently, must havewitnessed the work of the new Creation; it is written, The sons of God shouted for joy. So here came…

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