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
FIG. 260.—ADAM AND EVE.JACOPO DELLA QUERCIA. (Church of San Petronio, Bologna.) Berenson, calls tactile values, that isto say, the almost imperceptible quiverof life, the effect of which on the eyeis analogous to that of living fleshagainst the finger-tips. An artist ofgenius has the faculty of… … FIG. 261.—THE MADONNA WITH TWO SAINTS.LUCA DELLA ROBBIA. (Cathedral, Prato.) and surfaces, that is to say, of flat orrounded surfaces, insignificant and 145 THE STORY OF ART THROUGHOUT THE AGES void of expression, suffice to siiow thatit is either a copy, or the work ofa mediocre artist. In this…
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