The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 201
PG. 34J. HEAD OF THE DAVID. MICHELANGELO. (Academy, Florence.) reveal a great genius already mature.Michelangelo boldly placed the naked body of Jesus on the knees of a drapedMadonna, winning a very strikingeffect from this contrast. The Virginsuffers in silence; she is too proudand too majestic… … 182 FIG. 344.—FRAGMENT OF CEILING IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL, ROME. MICHELANGELO. rejected it. He stands between herknees, a sturdy, thoughtful boy. She,too, is robust and thoughtful, display-ing neither emotion nor tenderness,but vibrating with restrained move-ment. The fingers of her right hand,which…
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