Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, 1834-1894 · Boston, Roberts brothers · leaf 231
s work they rest on a Corinthian order,with its entablature, which gives the idea of a contra-diction, for either the vaulting is too light or the en-tablature is needlessly heavy. The Italian painterswere consistent on the side of lightness. Wren on theside of heaviness; but it seems as if… … THE PANTHEON FROM THE GARDENS OF THE LUXEMBOURG. the nave, into which you have to descend by fivesteps. The general aspect of the interior is agreeable,from the pleasant natural color of the stone and itsthoroughly careful finish everywhere; but the large The Pantheon^ Invalicks^ and Madeleine. 147…
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