Allen, Grant, 1848-1899 · Boston : L. C. Page · leaf 179
, is a ** Fra Barto-lommeo, a Deposition ; a noble and attractivework, with an exquisite Mater Dolorosa, and afine figure of the Magdalen embracing the feet ofChrist. The dead Saviour is admirably studied.The meaningless face of the St. John, however,somewhat mars the effect of the picture. On the… … The Pitti Palace. 123 the dome of the Cathedral. (Observe in archi-tecture these Renaissance niches.) This is asplendid colossal work, noble in form, and admi-rable in drapery, but a little too grandiose. Itagain shows whence Raphael derived many ofhis figures of Evangelists and Apostles.…
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