Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · Meadville, Pa., New York, Flood and Vincent · leaf 244
.Duccios genius maybe fairly comparedwith Giottos as anexpert in design, butthe latter is betterknown for his wider influence and wider personal activ-ity and not less remarkable for his original and thought-ful genius of conception. Photographs and engravings are a poor substitute forItalian… … Fig. 139.—Giotto. The Nativity ofChrist. Arena Chapel, Padua. 230 EOMAN AND MEDIEVAL ART. of Byzantine mosaic which had been the traditionalauthority of Italian art for nine entire centuries. Cima-bue himself designed one of these mosaics in Pisa.The fourteenth century frescoes must be judged first…
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