Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, Volume 1Henry G. Bohn, 1855 |
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... given what they call a translation ; but this is an impertinent travesty , of which no more need be said . In our own language , no translation , previous to the present , has appeared ; but an abridgement of a few of the lives was ...
... given what they call a translation ; but this is an impertinent travesty , of which no more need be said . In our own language , no translation , previous to the present , has appeared ; but an abridgement of a few of the lives was ...
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... given life to these professions , do not merit that their names and works should remain the prey of death and oblivion , as they have hitherto been . I have , besides , thought that the example of so many able men , with the various ...
... given life to these professions , do not merit that their names and works should remain the prey of death and oblivion , as they have hitherto been . I have , besides , thought that the example of so many able men , with the various ...
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... given by the vivacity of colour , this is not because the drawings have not been made from the life , or are not the real and natural likeness of the artist , but arises from the fact , that they have been sent to me in great part by ...
... given by the vivacity of colour , this is not because the drawings have not been made from the life , or are not the real and natural likeness of the artist , but arises from the fact , that they have been sent to me in great part by ...
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... given by the mouth of God Himself to Bezaleel , of the tribe of Judah , and to Aholiab , of the tribe of Dan , who were appointed to make the two cherubim of gold , the candlesticks , the veil , and the fringes of the sacerdotal ...
... given by the mouth of God Himself to Bezaleel , of the tribe of Judah , and to Aholiab , of the tribe of Dan , who were appointed to make the two cherubim of gold , the candlesticks , the veil , and the fringes of the sacerdotal ...
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... given , as was usual in those times . The figure itself has been deposited , for its beauty and high antiquity , by the Lord Duke Cosmo , in the hall of the new rooms , lately added to his palace , and wherein certain passages from the ...
... given , as was usual in those times . The figure itself has been deposited , for its beauty and high antiquity , by the Lord Duke Cosmo , in the hall of the new rooms , lately added to his palace , and wherein certain passages from the ...
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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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