Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · Meadville, Pa. : Flood and Vincent · leaf 219
t. The outer framework of the door is a wonderful illustrationof realistic science, while the details as placed in combinationshow an antique influence in arrangement. Casts of thesedetails are still frequently used in schools of art as modelsfor the modern student (Fig. 136). It is habitual for… … Fig. 134.—Sacrifice of Isaac. Abraham and the Angels. Hagar and Ishmael in theDesert. Detail from the second pair of Bronze Doors by Ghiberti. proper for a solid material like bronze and for sculpturedrelief as practiced by the Greeks. It is hardly worth while,however, even to mention such a point.…
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