A new history of painting in Italy, from the II to the XVI century; (1908)
Crowe, J. A. (Joseph Archer), 1825-1896, Cavalcaselle, G. B. (Giovanni Battista), 1820-1897, Hutton, Edward, 1875-1969 · London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton · leaf 69
hen struggling with the diffi- 1 One behind the Emperor carries a hawk on his fist, and two others behindthe saint play a mandoUn and pipes. S. Martin himself lifts his head and armsto heaven. 2 About fifteen figures in all. 3 The colour of this piece is in parts abraded. * The two angels present a… … SIMONE MARTINI 37 culties of a more complicated subject. Fine draperies and lightnessof colour give an additional charm to the scene.^ The half-lengths inthe sides of the windows, separated from each other by an ornamentand the arms of Cardinal Gentile, are the finest that Simone everexecuted,…
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