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Stories of art and artists (1887)

Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · Boston, Ticknor and company · leaf 171

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ookingfellow, and made him sit down and turn his head to look up at thesky. He then sketched a Magdalene in the same attitude and with thesame light and shadow as fell on the ugly model ; but the picture hadthe beauty and expression which might suit an angelic being. Thenobleman thought this was… … AURORA. (BY GUIDO REN1.) Toward the end of his life, Guidos love for gaming led him intogreat distresses, and he multiplied his pictures for the sake of themoney of which he stood in great need ; for this reason there aremany works said to have been painted by him which are not worthyof his name.…

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