The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 140
of tor-tured lines and unexpected reliefs.The genius of the Renaissance suc-cumbed at last in this decorative orgy,though down to the end of the eigh-teenth century it never ceased to pro-duce buildings remarkable for theirboldness or their elegance. As an ex-ample of the latter, we may mentionthe… … Just as Gothic architecture took buta feeble hold of Italy, so that of theRenaissance was not readily acceptedby the northern nations. In France,as in Germany, it was introduced byprinces and nobles; it was used forcountry houses and palaces long beforeit was adopted for churches. When atlength it…
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