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Florence (1901)

Allen, Grant, 1848-1899 · Boston : L. C. Page · leaf 276

An illustration from Florence, 1901, leaf 276
church of Santa Croce in Florence, as the verysimilar series by Duccio still do at Siena ; (if yougo to Siena, you should compare the two).Though not important works, they deserve studyfrom the point of view of development. Note,for example, in the first of the series, the Visi-tation, the relative… … GIOTTO. — ADORATION OF THE MAGI. The Tuscan Galleries. 185 tinelli in the Uffizi. Observe, similarly, thequaint Giottesque shepherds in the second ofthe series: their head-dress is characteristic;you will meet it in many Giottos. The Magi,with their one horse each, may be well com-pared with the…

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