Publisher's Synopsis
Book Excerpt: TWO SAINTS. BY PERUGINO, THE FRESCO OF THE CRUCIFIXION. `Quiet dignified saints and spacious landscapes, ' Sta. Maddalena de Pazzi, Florence.ST. JAMES. BY ANDREA DEL SARTO. `The kind strong hand of the saint is placed lovingly beneath the little chin, ' Uffizi Gallery, Florence.CHERUB. BY GIOV. BELLINI, `Giovanni's angels are little human boys with grave sweet faces, ' Church of the Frari, Venice.ST. TRYPHONIUS AND THE BASILISK. BY CARPACCIO, `The little boy saint has folded his hands together and looks upward in prayer, ' S. Giorgio Schiavari, Venice.THE LITTLE VIRGIN. BY TITIAN, `The little maid is all alone, ' Academia, Venice.THE LITTLE ST. JOHN. BY VERONESE, THE MADONNA ENTHRONED. `The little St. John with the skin thrown over his bare shoulder and the cross in his hand, ' Academia, Florence.IN MONOCHROMERELIEF IN MARBLE BY GIOTTO, `The shepherd sitting under his tent, with the sheep in front, ' Campanile, Florence.DRAWING BY MASACCIO, `HisRe
