By GHIRLANDAIO
A SCULPTOR. By ANDREA DEL SARTO
MADONNA AND CHILD WITH SS. JOHN AND ELIZABETH. By ANDREA DEL SARTO
THE HOLY FAMILY. By BARTOLOMMEO
THE SAVIOUR. By ALBERTINELLI
VIRGIN AND CHILD. By ANDREA DEL SARTO
ECCE HOMO. By BARTOLOMMEO
FRA BARTOLOMMEO.
CHAPTER I.
THOUGHTS ON THE RENAISSANCE.
It seems to be a law of nature that progress, as well as time, should
be marked by periods of alternate light and darkness--day and night.
This law is nowhere more apparent than in the history of Art. Three
times has the world been illuminated by the full brilliance of Art, and
three times has a corresponding period of darkness ensued.
The first day dawned in Egypt and Assyria, and its works lie buried in
the tombs of prehistoric Pharaohs and Ninevite kings. The second day
the sun rose on the shores of many-isled Greece, and shed its rays over
Etruria and Rome, and ere it set, temples and palaces were flooded with
beauty. The gods had taken human form, and were come to dwell with men.
The third day arising in Italy, lit up the whole western world with the
glow of colour and fervour, and its fading rays light us yet.
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