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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 364

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on, however, it is gen-erallv thought that his statue of St. George(shown on page 856) is far more admirable thanthe David. The German art-writer Grimm says of thisstatue: What a man is the St. George in theniche of the Church of Or San Michele ! He standsthere in complete armor, sturdily, with his… … THE GHIBEKTI GATES.—THE EAST DOOR OF THE BAITISTEKV AT FLORENCE. 8.S6 STORIES OF ART AND ARTISTS. [September, him he holds up his high shield ;both hands touch its edge, partlyfor the sake of holding it, partlyin order to rest on it; the eyesand brow are full of expectantboldness. * * * We…

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