Viardot, Louis, 1800-1883 · New York, Scribner, Armstrong, and Company · leaf 236
ce, also belongs to the fifteenth century. Itwas designed by the Florentine Andrea Verrocchio—who was a painter, sculptor, engraver, jeweller,and musician—and was cast in bronze by Ales-sandro Leonardo, who also executed the graceful ITALIAN SCULPTURE. 201 Corinthian pedestal which supports it.… … Fig. 43.—Equestrian statue of Bartolommeo Colleoni. of energy, without being exaggerated. The rideris majestic, and, although clothed in iron mail, hecould not sit more easily and gracefully. Withoutprejudice to progress, we think we may say that nomore beautiful work has since been produced inthis…
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