A glance back at the history of S. Nilus and the origin of the chapel will show how significant, how appropriate, and how harmonious is this scheme of decoration in all its parts. I know not if the credit of the selection belongs to Domenichino ; but,... Days Near Rome - Page 129by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - 1875 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1852 - 540 pages
...Agnes, St. Cecilia, and St. Francesca, are painted in medallions. A glance back at the history of St. Nilus and the origin of the chapel will show how significant,...of his subsequent works, and every visitor to Rome makes this famous chapel a part of his pilgrimage. For this reason I have ventured to enlarge on the... | |
| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1863 - 544 pages
...Agnes, St. Cecilia, and St. Francesca, are painted in medallions. A glance back at the history of St. Nilus and the origin of the chapel will show how significant,...appropriate, and how harmonious is this scheme of dot-oration in all its parts. I know not if the credit of the selection belongs to Domenichino ; but,... | |
| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1866 - 532 pages
...Agnes, St. Cecilia, and St. Francesca, are painted in medallions. A glance back at the history of St. Nilus and the origin of the chapel will show how significant,...conception and brilliant execution, he never exceeded these frescos in any of his subsequent works, and every visitor to Rome makes this famous chapel a part of... | |
| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1872 - 554 pages
...Agnes, St. Cecilia, and St. Francesca, are painted in medallions. A glance back at the history of St. Nilus and the origin of the chapel will show how significant, how appropriate, and ho\v harmonious is this scheme of decoration in all its parts. I know not if the credit of the selection... | |
| Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - 1875 - 706 pages
...and coadjutor S. Bartolomeo. The master builder, or architect, presents the plan, which S. Barlolomeo examines through his spectacles. A number of masons...make this famous chapel a part of his pilgrimage." — Jameson's Monastic Orders, P- 35Grotta Ferrata formerly possessed the finest Greek library in Italy,... | |
| Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - 1875 - 714 pages
...It is related that when the masons were raising a column, the ropes gave way, and the column n'ould have fallen on the heads of the assistants, had not...make this famous chapel a part of his pilgrimage." — Jameson's Monastic Orders, P-3SGrotta Ferrata formerly possessed the finest Greek library in Italy,... | |
| Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - 1875 - 414 pages
...foundation of the belfry, as we now bury coins and medals when laying the foundation of a public edifice. " Opposite is the fresco which ranks as one of the finest...make this famous chapel a part of his pilgrimage. " — Jameson's Monastic Orders, P- 35Grotta Ferrata formerly possessed the finest Greek library in... | |
| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1875 - 522 pages
...Agnes, St. Cecilia, and St. Francesca, are painted in medallions. A glance back at the history of St. Nilus and the origin of the chapel will show how significant,...conception and brilliant execution, he never exceeded these frescos in any of his subsequent works, and every visitor to Rome makes this famous chapel a part of... | |
| Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - 1884 - 366 pages
...distortion or exaggeration, has been, and I think with reason, preferred to the epileptic boy in Raffaelle's Transfiguration. 'In a high, narrow compartment, Domenichino...make this famous chapel a part of his pilgrimage.' — Jameson's ' Monastie Orders,' P- 39Grotta Ferrata formerly possessed the finest Greek library in... | |
| Augustus John C. Hare - 1884 - 484 pages
...S. Natalia, and the Roman saints, S. Agnes, S. Cecilia, and S. Francesca, are painted in medallions. chapel will show how significant, how appropriate,...make this famous chapel a part of his pilgrimage.' — Mrs. Jameson's '•Monastic Orders, ' p. 39. . Grotta Ferrata formerly possessed the finest Greek... | |
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