Allen, Grant, 1848-1899 · Boston : L. C. Page · leaf 46
Macchiavelli, died1527: monument erected in 1787; and Lanzi,the historian of art. A fresco, by Andrea del Castagno, with St. John the Baptist, as patron saint of Florence, and St. Francis, as representing the present ^ v>^ ^^■ church and order, alone now remains of all the ,.6^/k->^^ frescoes… … Santa Croce. 17 Renaissance frame ; perhaps the most beautifulobject in the whole church. Notice the speak-ing positions of the angel and Our Lady, theusual book and prie-dieu, and the exquisiteshrinking timidity of the Madonnas attitude.This is worth all the tombs put together. Over the door is…
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