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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 283

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of the differen-tiation of the correlative parts, thearms and legs, shoulders and hips, andof the newly discovered possibiHties ofmovement in the three dimensions. Butthe reader must not expect this here,and, as so much has already been saidaljout plastic richness, he must besatisfied with a few… … rcrsuuB (cast), by lit.nveiuito Cellini. THE NEW PICTORIAL FORM ■205 which owing to the hxitv of the ex-tremities, does not seem susceptihleof variation. Yet the art of tlieCinquecento gave no\eltv even tothis barren motive, bv doing awavwith the symmetrical disposition ofthe legs, and placing one…

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