William Morris to Whistler; papers and addresses on art and craft and the commonweal (1911)
Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London, G. Bell & Sons ltd. · leaf 198
GESSO UOX, NO. 5757 —1859 (victoria AND ALBERT MUSEUM). ordinary variety and richness of effect obtainable;almost emulating carved work in the bolder partsof its relief, and yet with a softness and richnessof its own. The designs are singularly interestingand spirited, and the whole work fully… … o NOTES ON EARLY ITALIAN GESSO WORK In No. 5757 —1859 we have another good ex-ample of gesso decoration on a small scale, and Itsrich ornate effect in a well-balanced distribution ofornament adapted to a circular form, showing thefine sense of scale and quantity in ornamentwhich distinguishes…
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