An outline history of painting for young people and students (1883)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, White, Stokes, & Allen · leaf 161
metimes they were spoken of astwo, again three, and even in some cases as ten. It has al-ways seemed to me that ten was the number chosen byGuido, for in that case there would naturally be three out ofsight, on the side of the chariot which is not seen (Fig. 51).» The portrait of Beatrice Cenci is… … Fig. 52.—Beatrice Cenci. GUIDO RENI. 147 wealthy Roman noble, who after the death of her mothermarried a second time, and treated the children of his firstmarriage in a brutal way. It is even said that he hired as-sassins to murder two of his sons on their return from ajourney to Spain. The story…
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