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[M.165L] [M.165] Ducal palace. S of C. 165
4. A woman with a lamb in her lap, and a pendant veil.
-this veil often occurring, is like that of the pear carrier
in Benozzo Gozzoli’s fresco. q. (Humanita. Selva)
5. Charitas, A woman with her lap full of (apples)? giving
one to a little boy who stretches out his arm for it across
the gap in the leafage, clear undercut.
6. A female crowned with a sword: q (Giustizia Selva)
7. A man with the pine hanging cap a book and compasses
just like those at p 25 Palace book, q (Prudenza. Selva)
8. "Speranza in Deo". A figure very devotional and
reverent in expression, holds up its hands praying to
a hand coming out of the sun. fig 1 p 30 l pal book.
Doge’s Palace A casual glance , {as one} leaning against the balustrade of
Sculpture Ponte della Paglia is enough to suggest a difference in epoch
of Children between the upper & lower arcade: The stones of the great lower arches
in are grey, weatherworn & much distorted: the cornice beared
Capitals & sunk into different levels - while the upper shafts are golden, firm~
and smooth; The children in the lower capitals have a peculiar living
look never reached in scukpture with so slight labour, after the beginning
of the 14th century: they are quaint & bad in character; & {sharp in} feature
- their breasts flat and stiff & like those of men: their eyes drilled
deep in the iris - their hair either drill holed - or flat & stiff to their
foreheads. & their lips edgy; but their expression childlike,
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