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Florence (1901)

Allen, Grant, 1848-1899 · Boston : L. C. Page · leaf 90

An illustration from Florence, 1901, leaf 90
, especially visible in thestrange look of wonder on the face of the resus-citated woman herself, and the action of thetwo bier-bearers. The group of women,mourners, and children to the right shouldbe carefully studied as typical of FilippinoLippis handiwork (about 1502). Above is St.John in the… … Santa Maria Novella. 49 painter. Below, St. Philip exorcises a dragonwhich haunted a temple at Hierapolis in Phrygia,and killed by its breath the kings son. Hereagain the dramatic action is very marked, bothin the statue of Mars, the priest, the mourningworshippers, and the dragon to the left, and…

Art, Italian · Florence (Italy) -- Description and travel

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