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 174
aj)pearsas a small half-length figure somewhere in the top corner, and sendsdown the Do\e. Here he is depicted full length, pilaeed in the centre,and surrounded bv a garland of angels. These flving angels, w ith theirinstruments of music, demanded labour, and the artist, who in disgustexchanged the… … The AnniuiLiaTio 156 THE ART OP THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE seventeenth century is already discernible. Everything, however, is stillsynnnetrical, and on one plane, while the celestial figures of the seventeenthcentury usually ad\ance diagonally from the depth of the picture. Thecalmly dignified Mary…
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