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 42
so superior to the Londonexample, that it seems inconceivable that there should have been any doubt as to itsoriginality. The pointing finger of the angel is not beautiful, and the omission of the hand inthe London picture is .juite intelligible in view of the later idea of beauty. Leonardo… … The predouiinant impression ofthe wol-iv at a distance is the realityof the %ures, and the painters in-tention of gaining- the effect l)vmeans of pyramidal groupingstrictly according to rule. Theliicture has a tectonic structure(piite different to the mere sym-metrical arrangement of…
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