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The art of the Uffizi palace and the Florence academy, together with that of the minor museums of Florence, with explanatory and appreciative comment on the notable works therein preserved, and their history and significance (1912)

Heyl, Charles Christian, 1874- · Boston, L. C. Page and company · leaf 224

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o Memmi, dated 1333.The craftsmanship displayed in this triptych isunique. The entire panel was first covered with asmooth ground on which gold-leaf was laid. Uponthis brilliant metal surface the painting was donein tempera, which accounts for the wonderfullustre of the colours. Throughout the… … en H H o I—! H<U ^;Dz2;<; w MH I?W o a. Q2; azo xafflsi ©allers; ffiaet Cottf&oc 167 Gothic frame, as it was originally displayed inthe Duomo of Siena, but with some good modernrestoration. The most exquisite figure in the altar-piece isthat of the kneeling angel, in the central…

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