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 54
independent power of revelation is yetto come. The pulpit at Pisa, great as it is, shows in-feriority in many respects to the one at Siena,the handling of which has much greater freedom,especially in the figures which stand at the anglesbetween the panels. They make us feel that whenhe fashioned… … £ •• THE SIENESE PULPIT 39 M. Reymond will not admit that Niccola—greatartist as he allows him to be—could have com-passed this step in advance without the inspi-ration of French influence: On croyait voirune statue francaise de la premiere moitie duXIII. siecle. Jamais lart italien ne saura…
Sculpture -- Italy · Tombs -- Italy
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