Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, Volume 2Prentice-Hall, 1976 - Art |
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Page 64
... figures have intruded at right and left . But unlike Ghirlandaio , whose figures are often rigid , those of Perugino appear remarkably supple , in spite of their voluminous mantles . They unfold from the ground upward like growing ...
... figures have intruded at right and left . But unlike Ghirlandaio , whose figures are often rigid , those of Perugino appear remarkably supple , in spite of their voluminous mantles . They unfold from the ground upward like growing ...
Page 141
... figures and drapery masses . Not only the compositional devices but also the very mood of the picture negate everything for which the High Renais- sance stands . Pontormo's Entombment ( colorplate 25 ) , of about 1525-28 , hardly seems ...
... figures and drapery masses . Not only the compositional devices but also the very mood of the picture negate everything for which the High Renais- sance stands . Pontormo's Entombment ( colorplate 25 ) , of about 1525-28 , hardly seems ...
Page 235
... figures on a stage , with the lighting carefully controlled and with a backdrop of landscape and architecture . He would ex- periment with figural relationships till he found the right grouping , then build a larger and definitive ...
... figures on a stage , with the lighting carefully controlled and with a backdrop of landscape and architecture . He would ex- periment with figural relationships till he found the right grouping , then build a larger and definitive ...
Contents
PROLOGUE | 9 |
The Early Renaissance in Northern | 70 |
The High Renaissance in Florence | 117 |
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