Richmond, W. B. (William Blake), Sir, 1842-1921 · London : Macmillan · leaf 213
occasion I took two young American ladies,not troubled by sentiment, down to see the Perdono. They wereamazed at the scene. Looking on silently, and obviously moved,one of them turned to me and said, It is very wonderful.I suppose this means the power of faith ; we dont understandthat in… … San Damiano that the fervour of Italian mediasval art can be really com-prehended, entirely realized, unless the temperament which createdit has been informed by personal contact ; because, to get at theart of a people, we must entertain their beliefs, even if we do notaccept those, which, carried…
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