Venice: its history, art, industries and modern life; (1896)
Yriarte, Charles [Émile], 1832-1898. [from old catalog], Sitwell, F. J., [from old catalog] tr · Philadelphia, H. T. Coates & co · leaf 426
of thoseancient mosaics which were made at a time whenthe technical part of the manufacture of enamelswas imperfectly known and the manufacture itselflittle cared for.^ It will be seen by this extract that we are rightin uniting the two arts glass and mosaic in the samechapter. M. Edouard Didron,… … GLASS AND MOSAICS. 333 including a St. Peter and a St. John the Evangelist.We are glad to find that M. Didrons conclusionsagree with our own ; he does not wish mosaic to runin rivalry with painting. A more important speci-men in the same basilica is the decoration of thesemi-dome of the atrium of…
Art, Italian
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