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 210
igures of saints, are harmoniously grouped ; thefour statues above—two on either side—are simpleand dignified, and the arched wings, right and left,give the requisite touch of lightness. The upperpart, with its pointed arches and statuettes, is lesssatisfactory. At the back, the centre panel in the… … DESCRIPTION 155 the incense. Another, who is probably meant forS. Thomas, bends over the bed and kisses theVirgins hand—as in Orcagnas version of thescene in Or. S. Michele. Right and left of thispanel are other reliefs, one of the expulsion ofS. Joachim from the Temple, and the other of…
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