Hoyt, Deristhe Levinte · Boston, U.S.A., Ginn & Company · leaf 54
. He was behind Giotto in composition, in forceof expression, and in chiaroscuro. He excelled him intenderness of expression. This expression is centered in his faces, which possessa rapt beauty that is distinctively characteristic of theartist. ITALIAN PAINTING. 31 His figures are peculiarly… … Fra Angelico. Annunciation. Museum, San Marco, Florence. like in delicacy. His coloring is most pure and simple andhas been little affected by time. He could in no wise picture evil ; when he attempted todo so, as in his evil spirits in Last Judgment, the resultis comical. His latest works in…
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