A guide to the paintings in the churches and minor museums of Florence; a critical catalogue, with quotations from Vasari (1908)
Cruttwell, Maud, Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574 · London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton & co. · leaf 114
ubject.The choristers at the foot of the bed are of greatbeauty. As in all Giottos paintings, the figures aremuch better than the surroundings. Solidly modelled,admirably posed and grouped, they seem to have beenpainted direct from life, whereas the architecture is FOURTH TRANSEPT CHAPEL 99… … The Confession of S. Francis and his Apparitionto the Bishop of AssisiGiotto. S. Croce. figures of saints, much repainted, but retaining greatbeauty and dignity. On the right, S. Louis of Francein crown and royal robes, a very noble figure, andS. Elizabeth of Hungary, her lap full of flowers. Onthe…
Art · Painting, Italian
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