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264 214
ST MARK’S NICHES.
southern side; but thierfigues are far inferior and
more modern - their a ches also in the management of
the cusp -
The final one, however, next the Ducal palace, which is
here - most strangely - as on the other side - is the
best of the series; it i[a]s nearly the same in outer con-
tour of arch as its beautiful opposite - it has the same
shallow cavetto of section: the arch point is however
run a little against or into the cornice dentil: - in
the second niche - the intermediate one of south side
the arch point is squeezed up into the dentil block, and
in the third - the angle niche south west, it is fairly
run in to the half of cornice dentil - as in all the
niches to the front.
The third stage of difference is in the front niches, whose
figures are comparatively quite modern - - forced, theatria
cal and poor - more especially the two kneeling ones at
the angles. Their capitals are for the most part
far inferior - more rudely cut and more florid in
design - except those of the north west angle already
noted - p 60 St M. and their cusps far inferior in
line, as also those of the three towards piazzetta - Their
line is given at p 9 1 St M. We have thus three marked
periods in the working of the pure gothic of
St Marks:(without counting the red and vulgar traceries
of the lower facade and windows) and
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