Wonders of bodily strength and skill : in all ages and all countries (1873)
Depping, Guillaume, 1829-1901, Russell, Charles, tr · New York : Scribner, Armstrong & Co. · leaf 90
,known in Italy as the Forzi/ and practised in Venice. Thesix figures which form this composition are remarkable forthe boldness and grace of their attitudes. If the drawing isnot absolutely correct, at least it is distinguished by acertain grandeur, and that sort of elegance which connectsit with… … VENETIAN GAMES IN THE MIDDLE AGESL CHAPTER VIII. SCANDERBERG AND THE TURKS. The Grand Turks Wrestlers in the Fifteenth Century—Scanderbergand the Scythian Giant—Persian Horsemen—A Good Swordsman—Men Beheaded by Sabre Strokes. At the time when the Venetian games, which did not goout of fashion till…
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