Memoirs of Early Italian Painters: And of the Progress of Painting in Italy, from Cimabue to Bassano |
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... Venice , have been altered within the last ten years . It has been necessary , therefore , to correct the re- ferences with some regard to the existing arrange- ments and the numbering of the pictures in all these famous galleries . Of ...
... Venice , have been altered within the last ten years . It has been necessary , therefore , to correct the re- ferences with some regard to the existing arrange- ments and the numbering of the pictures in all these famous galleries . Of ...
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... us all 1 Nat . Gal . , 288 . 2 In the Battle of St. Egidio , Nat . Gal . , 583 . At Venice . There is a fine cast in the Crystal Palace . 4 See page 173 . the beauty and all the poetry that may be found xvi INTRODUCTION .
... us all 1 Nat . Gal . , 288 . 2 In the Battle of St. Egidio , Nat . Gal . , 583 . At Venice . There is a fine cast in the Crystal Palace . 4 See page 173 . the beauty and all the poetry that may be found xvi INTRODUCTION .
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... Venice , and in the Baptistery of San Giovanni at Florence . Another famous mosaic - worker , also an intimate friend of Cimabue , was GADDO GADDI , remark- able for being the first of a family illustrious in several departments of art ...
... Venice , and in the Baptistery of San Giovanni at Florence . Another famous mosaic - worker , also an intimate friend of Cimabue , was GADDO GADDI , remark- able for being the first of a family illustrious in several departments of art ...
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... Venice , than in any particular painter or any particular work . Cosimo Roselli , a dis- tinguished artist of that time , is supposed to have studied under Angelico , and certainly began by imitating his manner : afterwards he painted ...
... Venice , than in any particular painter or any particular work . Cosimo Roselli , a dis- tinguished artist of that time , is supposed to have studied under Angelico , and certainly began by imitating his manner : afterwards he painted ...
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... Venice , ” and attributed to Gentile da Fabriano ! This picture is most curious as an historical document , and an instance of the manner in which art was employed to illustrate the characters , opinions , and controversies of the time ...
... Venice , ” and attributed to Gentile da Fabriano ! This picture is most curious as an historical document , and an instance of the manner in which art was employed to illustrate the characters , opinions , and controversies of the time ...
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