Lives of the most eminent painters, sculptors & architects (1912)
Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574, De Vere, Gaston du C · London, Macmillan and co. ld. & The Medici society, ld. · leaf 106
rt thevaulting, which in fact springs forward in accord with the curve of themasonry, yet, being in appearance pushed back by that figure, whichbends inwards, seems as if straight, and, vanquished by the art of designwith its lights and shades, even appears in truth to recede inwards ? Oh,truly… … .4 ndei- DECORATIVE FIGURE(After the fresco by Michelagnolo Buonarroti. Rome: Sistine Chapel) MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI 3, that was difficult made smooth by a master so marvellous and so un-rivalled ! Certainly the glory of his labours makes you known andhonoured, in that he has stripped from you…
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