Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, Volume 1Henry G. Bohn, 1855 |
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... arms , and with numerous angels , in the act of worship , around her ; on a gold ground . The picture being finished , was placed by the monks over the high - altar of the church , whence , being afterwards removed to give place to that ...
... arms , and with numerous angels , in the act of worship , around her ; on a gold ground . The picture being finished , was placed by the monks over the high - altar of the church , whence , being afterwards removed to give place to that ...
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... arms , and with angels around her , this also was on a gold ground ; it was soon afterwards removed from the position it had first occu- pied to make way for the marble altar which now stands there , and was placed within the church ...
... arms , and with angels around her , this also was on a gold ground ; it was soon afterwards removed from the position it had first occu- pied to make way for the marble altar which now stands there , and was placed within the church ...
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... arms and those of his father Lapo , from which it may be inferred , that the family of the Lapi , now among the nobles of Florence , descends from him . Others declare , moreover , that Filippo di Ser Brunellesco was also a descendant ...
... arms and those of his father Lapo , from which it may be inferred , that the family of the Lapi , now among the nobles of Florence , descends from him . Others declare , moreover , that Filippo di Ser Brunellesco was also a descendant ...
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... arms ; on the one side stands St. Gregory the pontiff ( whose face is the likeness of Pope Honorius , IV ) ; and on the other is the figure of St. Donatus , bishop and protector of the city , whose remains , with those of Sant ' Antilla ...
... arms ; on the one side stands St. Gregory the pontiff ( whose face is the likeness of Pope Honorius , IV ) ; and on the other is the figure of St. Donatus , bishop and protector of the city , whose remains , with those of Sant ' Antilla ...
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... 1846 . + On the altar under this organ the arms of the Ubertini family may till be seen.-Ed. Bottari , 1759 . the building then constructing by Arnolfo ( Santa Maria del NICCOLA AND GIOVANNI OF PISA . 71 Giotto Agostino and Agnolo.
... 1846 . + On the altar under this organ the arms of the Ubertini family may till be seen.-Ed. Bottari , 1759 . the building then constructing by Arnolfo ( Santa Maria del NICCOLA AND GIOVANNI OF PISA . 71 Giotto Agostino and Agnolo.
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admirably adorned afterwards Agnolo Agostino Andrea Andrea Pisano Andrea Tafi angels Antonio arches architect Arezzo Arnolfo artist Baldinucci beautiful beneath bishop braccia bronze Brunellesco Buffalmacco building Buonamico Casentino cathedral Christ church of San Cicognara Cimabue colouring commenced completed constructed Cosimo Cupola decorated depicted disciple Donatello Donato door Duomo edifice Engravings erected excellent executed façade figures Filippo Filippo Brunelleschi finished Flor Florence Florentine fresco Gaddi Ghiberti Giottino Giotto grace hand high altar History of Painting honour Jacopo Jacopo della Quercia labours Lanzi Lorenzo Lorenzo Ghiberti Madonna manner marble Maria del Fiore Masaccio master Medici Messer Michelozzo monks mosaic Niccolo ornaments painted painter palace Paolo Paolo Uccello picture Pietro Pisa Pisano placed Pope portrait principal chapel remain represented Rome Rumohr sacristy saint San Francesco San Giovanni Santa Croce Santo sculpture seen Siena Simon Spinello Stefano stories Taddeo Taddeo Gaddi tomb Tuscany various Virgin vols walls wherein
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