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 258
. Underthe guise of the! three kings are shown the eldermembers. Cosirho il Vecchio, as the elder king,kneels before the Child, giving us the most faithfulportrait of the great leader that is known to be inexistence. Kneeling in the foreground, as the sec-ond and third kings, are the two sons of… … ■Glffi3l Oailer^: iRoom of 3Bott(ceIli 191 indication of the precedence between these persoti-ages. While the elder man is nearer the centre, heseems to be engaged in some dispute with theyounger over this question of precedence. With allhis poetic instincts Botticelli was shrewd and khewhuman…
Galleria degli Uffizi · Accademia di belle arti (Florence, Italy) · Painting
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