Franciscan legends in Italian art : pictures in Italian churches and galleries (1905)
Salter, E. Gurney (Emma Gurney), b. 1875 · London : J.M. Dent · leaf 186
human, andappeals to human hearts as no Byzantine Madonnaever could. The wistful beauty of her expressionwon special praise from Ruskin, and would be initself enough to establish Cimabues fame, couldit but be proved to be his. The St. Francis, how- 1 As this church, owing to its position on the… … MADONNA, WITH ST. FRANCIS Attributed to Cimabue Lower Church, Assisi To face p. 144 THE LOWER CHURCH 145 ever, is somewhat disappointing, giving an impres-sion of peevishness and severity that was certainlyfar from the painters intention. Here again thehair is reddish, the face is thin, and the…
Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226 · Art, Italian · Christian art and symbolism
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