The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 164
the thirteenth century, Christianitybecame, thanks mainly to St. Francis 144 THE RENAISSANCE AT SIENA AND FLORENCE of Assisi (d. 1226), a religion of mystictenderness and fervid asceticism. Inan estimate of the art of the HighRenaissance, it is impossible to over-state the importance of the… … FJG. 259.—THE ANNUNCIATION.BENEDETTO DA MAJANO. (Church of Monte Oliveto, Naples.)(Photo, by Alinari.) the lines, a something we might calltheir quality. Why is it that the copyof a masterpiece is rarely itself amasterpiece ? It is because the personalsentiment of a great artist manifestsitself not…
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