An outline history of painting for beginners and students, with complete indexes and numerous full-page illustrations (1902)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, F.A. Stokes · leaf 149
of the Saviour, iscalled the Notte, or night, because the only light on thepicture comes from the halo of glory around the head of theHoly Child. Correggios Reading Magdalen is in thesame gallery ; probably no one picture exists which hasbeen more universally admired than this. There was a large… … CORREGGIO. 137 picture, on account of its size, was cut in two. By someaccident the two parts were separated ; but both were sold,and the purchaser of each was promised that the otherportion should be given him. From this much trouble arose,because both purchasers determined to keep what they…
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