Famous paintings as seen and described by famous writers (1907)
Singleton, Esther, 1865-1930 · New York : Dodd, Mead · leaf 212
of his pupils. As Matteo Palmieri, who had written a poem somewhatin the manner of Dante, was a friend of Botticelli, it doesnot appear probable that the artist would have spared anypersonal pains in the execution of this picture; but how-ever that may be, it is satisfactory to feel assured that… … THE NATIVITY. BOTTICELLI THE NATIVITY 159 The Nativity (No. 1034), is signed all over. From theinscription upon it, it appears to have been painted in theyear 1500, or nearly thirty years after The Assumption; andthough Botticelli lived till 1510, there is no vi^ork from hishand to which a later…
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