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 194
ouch of intellectuality. The ripe beautyof the figures in the relief of the Marriage ofthe Virgin is enriched with the thoughtfulnesswhich comes from a deeper insight of the pro-blems of life, a quality absent in the Paradise.As with many of the great men of his era,advancing years brought to… … Andrea OrcagnaThe Tabernacolo. Death and Assumption of the Virgin HIS CHARM 143 and in his own person Orcagna, as has alreadybeen noted, is a remarkable example of thistendency. Great as was the forward step hetook when he gave the last touch with the brushto the Paradiso, the advance signalised by…
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