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 74
ew of their Giant, if only in a bronze cast. It was then indeed that the au-thorities decided on an unfortunate manner of exhibiting it, which isillustrati\e of the modern want of taste. The Ijronze figure has beenerected in the centre of a large (jpen terrace, where the most monstrousaspects have… … Apullo, by ^[ichelaiigelo. ^ For an explanation of the motive, cf. Symonds, Life nf Jlidielaiige/o Buonarroti,I, 99. According to him David is hokling in his right liand the wooden handle of a sling,the bag of which (Sjmonds says, centre,) lies with the stone in tlie left hand. 56 THE ART OP THE…
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