The renaissance: its art and life; Florence (1450-1550) (1908)
Brinton, Selwyn, 1859-1940 · Paris, New York [etc.] Goupil & Co. · leaf 238
i Coleoni — who led the army of theexiles against Florence, and who seems here still to carry with him thetramp of armies and the beat of drums — is due, though it was completedafter his death by Leopardi. In his painting for the monks of Vallombrosa of the Baptism of ChristVasari tells us that in… … LORENZO THE MAGNIFICENT. 105 and his pupil, lending his assistance to the work, painted an angel withhis own hand, which was much better than anything else in the picture;and this writer adds elsewhere — the which thing was the reason thatAndrea gave up painting, being furious that a mere boy…
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