By purity of life, habitual elevation of thought, and natural sweetness of disposition, he was enabled to express the sacred affections upon the human countenance as no one ever did before or since. In order to effect clearer distinction between heavenly... The Lure of London - Page 86by Lilian Whiting - 1914 - 376 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Ruskin - 1856 - 452 pages
...order clearly to explain our meaning. The life of Angelico was almost entirely spent in the endeavour to imagine the beings belonging to another world....represents the former as clothed in draperies of the purest colour, crowned with glories of burnished gold, and entirely shadowless. With exquisite choice of gesture,... | |
| John Ruskin - 1856 - 450 pages
...order clearly to explain our meaning. The life of Angelico was almost entirely spent in the endeavour to imagine the beings belonging to another world....represents the former as clothed in draperies of the purest colour, crowned with glories of burnished gold, and entirely shadowless. With exquisite choice of gesture,... | |
| John Ruskin - 1885 - 654 pages
...affections or hopes. § 4. Let us take one or two instances in order clearly to explain our meaning. The life of Angelico was almost entirely spent in...disposition, he was enabled to express the sacred aifections upon the human countenance as no one ever did before or since. In order to effect clearer... | |
| 1888 - 742 pages
...hand without prayer, and he could not paint the Passion of Christ without tears of sorrow." By this " purity of life, habitual elevation of thought, and...represents the former as clothed in draperies of the purest colour, crowned with glories of burnished gold, and entirely shadowless. With exquisite choice of gesture,... | |
| 1888 - 878 pages
...estimates of his paintings will vanas much as estimates of monasticism. Sir Ruskin says of him that 'by purity of life, habitual elevation of thought,...human countenance as no one ever did before or since His art is always childish, but beautiful in its childishness.' See Miss Phillimore's Fra Angelico... | |
| John Ruskin - 1890 - 276 pages
...personal affections or hopes. Let us take one or two instances in order clearly to explain our meaning. The life of Angelico was almost entirely spent in...represents the former as clothed in draperies of the purest colour, crowned with glories of burnished gold, and entirely shadowless. With exquisite choice of gesture,... | |
| 1897 - 1174 pages
...enthusiasm of a holy joy in beauty and spirituality. Mr. Ruskin writes of Fra Angélico and his nngels : " By purity of life, habitual elevation of thought,...affections upon the human countenance as no one ever did befoiv or since. In order |Лу А1ЮШХО ANGEL. Llfi'l. In <Ae Xalimal to effect clearer distinction... | |
| David Patrick, Francis Hindes Groome - 1898 - 1026 pages
...of thought, and natural swiftness of disposition, he was enabled to express t hfl sacred attentions upon the human countenance as no one ever did before or since. . . . His art in always childish, but beautiful in its childishness,' He was beatified after bis death.... | |
| New York State Library - 1899 - 714 pages
...In Angelico you have the entirely spiritual mind, incapable of conceiving any wickedness whatever. He was enabled to express the sacred affections upon...human countenance as no one ever did before or since. — Raskin Kugler, Franz Theodor. Handbook of painting; the Italian schools. 1891. i : 125-32. 759-5... | |
| New York State Library - 1899 - 692 pages
...In Angelico you have the entirely spiritual mind, incapable of conceiving any wickedness whatever. He was enabled to express the sacred affections upon...human countenance as no one ever did before or since. — Raskin Kugler, Franz Theodor. Handbook of painting; the Italian schools. 1891. i : 125-32. 759-5... | |
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