Painters, sculptors, architects, engravers, and their works : a handbook (1875)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York : Hurd and Houghton · leaf 169
the great master from his favor with the Pope, andhis employment in the Sistine Chapel. He now began the paintingsof the second half, which were the most magnificent of his works.When the Pope had insisted upon removing the scaffolding, the pic-tures lacked retouching and gold. Julius now wished… … THE PKOPIIET ISAIAH. BY M. ANGELO. From the Sistine Chapel. BUONAROTTI. 151 Angelo, whom I have painted there, and did not wear gold on theirgarments. This satisfied the Pope, who urged him on as of old, andwould not allow him to go to Florence, although his presence wasnecessary there. His bronze…
