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The art of the Vatican; a brief history of the palace, and an account of the principal works of art within its walls (1903)

Potter, Mary Knight, d. 1915 · London, G. Bell · leaf 332

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om a meteor during the siege of Foligno,an escape he credited to the intervention of Heavenitself. The picture shows him in his red mantleand cape with fur linings, kneeling in the foregroundof a landscape while the bolt is whirling across thesky. The mantle allowls the full play of his arms,which… … MADONNA DI FOLIGNOBy Raphael; in the Pinacoteca Ubc IPinacoteca 311 tion of Heaven to his charge, is full of dignity anda concentration that finds its strongest expression inhis deep-set, piercing eyes. The vision above, towhich they are both appealing, is that of Mary seatedon the clouds in the…

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