Muther, Richard, 1860-1909 · London : J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton · leaf 160
r one another as models.Lethiere, the director of theFrench Academy, had obtainedpermission for them to installthemselves in the desertedrooms of the monastery ofSan Isidoro, which had beenspared by Napoleon, for whichthey paid the small sum ofthree scudi monthly. We led a truly monastic life,… … 126 THE HISTORY OF MODERN PAINTING to cook our dinner, which was composed of nothing but a soup and apudding, or some tasty vegetable, and was seasoned only by earnest con-versation on art. Overbeck, as a good housekeeper, kept accounts;the principal items of the daily outlay occurred for polenta…
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