The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 136
ers and vaultsthat the imitation of antique modelsmanifests itself (Figs, igo, 191). Some of this decoration, no longerrealistic but fantastic, was inspired bythat of the Roman tombs lately exca-vated, and known as grottoes; hencethe term grotesque, which, in its orig-inal sense, implies no sort of… … FIG. 190. GROTESQUE DECORATION BY PERUCINO. In the Cambio at PeruRia. secting arches by a barrel vault or ahorizontal coffered ceiling; on theexterior we find columns, pediments. 117 THE STORY OF ART THROUGHOUT THE AGES and niches, all the various elements ofRoman art. The Florentine Brunellesco…
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