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 265
he third is the decollation of S. John, in which thehalf nude judge is a very well-drawn figure, as indeedare all the others. In the fourth Herodias presents thehead, and in this are some figures astonished, executedwith most admirable thought. The which scenes were THE FRESCOES 251 at one time the… … The Banquet of HerodAfidiea del Sarto. Lo Sea ho. dramatic quality, but is admirable for its grouping andfine perspective. 14 The Decollation of the Baptist. 15 Salome presenting the Head to Herodias.The scene is the same as No. 13. 252 S. SIMONE l6 Hope. 1526. Much damaged and repainted. S SIMONE…
Art · Painting, Italian
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