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Italian wall decorations of the 15th and 16th centuries : A handbook to the models, illustrating interiors of Italian buildings, in the Victoria and Albert museum, South Kensington (1901)

Victoria and Albert Museum · London : Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 162

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he lateral walls of thetribune, Gozzoli proves himself the faithful disciple of FraAngelico. In their conception and character, and in thegraceful groups of singing, praising and praying angels, themanner of the master is seen, but tempered by more human,more realistic sentiment. The figures… … Singing Angels.A portion of the fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli. RICCARDI PALACE, FLORENCE. 99 There has been much exaggeration and hypercriticism inpointing out Gozzolis inferiority to Angelico, and this super-ficial criticism has taken into account certain crude andmonotonous traits, without weighing…

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