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The art of the Italian renaissance; a handbook for students and travellers (1903)

Wölfflin, Heinrich, 1864-1945, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · New York, G. P. Putnam's sons; London, W. Heinemann · leaf 168

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s magni-ficently fluent, and thepainting has the Venetianbreadth. The combinedinfluences of Peruginoand Bellini are noticeable.The light falls only on the right side of the body, where the action is most lively, and so, to theimmense advantage of the figure, the essentials of the motive are… … Madijiiiia witli Suiiits, by Fra BartDbiminco. through a door in the background. This is idealism of rel kind. Bartolonnneo seems to have wanted the dark background and the depth ofshadow. He also obtained in this way new contrasts in the figures of thestanding saints. The imjjression of space is,…

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