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Guide to Siena : history and art (1905)

Heywood, W. (William), 1857-1919, Olcott, Lucy M · Siena : E. Torrini · leaf 218

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s well as did his Florentine contem-poraries. Sienese in all his instincts, in his loveof brilliant and rich colouring, in his appreci-ation of the lines of a composition, he was, inhis adopted city, one of the greatest artists ofhis day. Nothing could be lovelier than such ahead as that of St.… … O H 5^ — iSg — the Assumption of the Virgin, now in the Na-tional Gallery, takes its place among the mas-terpieces of Sienese art. Guidoccio Cozzar-ellifollowed very closely in Matteos footsteps, andalthough at times pleasing as a painter was farinferior to his master. The influence of Sassetta is…

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