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Florence (1901)

Allen, Grant, 1848-1899 · Boston : L. C. Page · leaf 264

An illustration from Florence, 1901, leaf 264
rse, ishaving his spurs removed by an obsequious at-tendant. The exquisite decorative work of theirrobes, the finest product of the Early UmbrianSchool, deserves close attention. Note, next,the cavern of the Apocryphal Gospels in thebackground, with the inevitable ox and ass ofthe Nativity. The two… … The Tuscan Galleries. 177 what Gentile took to be the correct costumesof Asia and Africa. Note the excellent drawing(for that date) of some of the horses, and thetolerably successful attempts at foreshortening.Observe likewise the monkeys, the hunting leop-ard, the falcons, and the other strange…

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