A History of Art for Classes, Art-Students And Tourists in Europe
A History of Art for Classes, Art-Students And Tourists in Europe
W H William Henry Goodyear
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The works of : ' Robbia" ware are spread all over Tuscany. They are mainly altar-pieces and lunettes* for architectural decoration (147). There is a fine Robbia altar-piece in the Art Museum of New York. Donatello was another famous 15th century Florentine. Lack- ing the tendencies of Ghiberti and of Luca della Robbia toward * Lunettes are the curved spaces arranged above the top straight beam of a door. 204 RENAISSANCE SCULPTURE. ideal beauty, he is distinguished by nervous vigor and by honest... veracity of design. His most noted work is shown at 149. The Florentine Verocchio (varok'yo) had a related character, tending sometimes to an appearance of quaintness by the rigor and sincerity of his effort. A noted work at 150. Pollajuolo (pol ah- you o' lo) was a Florentine of similar tendencies. Mino da Fiesole (mee'no da fea'soia) and Desiderio da Setti- gnano (set in yah' no), of the later 15th century, are known for reliefs of Madonnas, etc. , of peculiar purity of sentiment. Leonardo da Vinci (laonar'do da vin'che).
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