Five Italian shrines; an account of the monumental tombs of S. Augustine at Pavia, S. Dominic at Bologna, S. Peter Martyr at Milan, S. Donato at Arezzo, and of Orcagna's tabernacolo at Florence, with a prefatory essay on Tuscan sculpture (1906)
Waters, W. G. (William George), 1844-1928 · London : J. Murray · leaf 128
himself whenever his servicesmight be needed in the works then going on atthe Duomo and Baptistery at Pisa, but makesno such stipulation with regard to Bologna. Acareful examination of the whole of the bas-reliefsshows that they are fairly uniform in merit, thatthe type of head is the same… … o ~ 5 ° FRA GUGLIELMO 93 ment in its entirety to a pupil or follower ofNiccola, or in refusing to admit that the masterhimself had any part in it as a sculptor. Thevirility of Niccolas art, begotten by his earlydevotion to the study of classic models, is quitewanting here ; we are conscious rather…
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