. Verocchio. GIULIANO DEI MEDTCI. COLLECTION OF M. GUSTAVE DREYFUS, PARIS (By kind permission of Dr. Bode) Face p. 88 XX. LORENZO DEI MEDICI. SCULPTOR UNKNOWN. COLLECTION OF MR. QUINCY SHAW, BOSTON, (By kind permission of Dr. Bode) Face p. 89 WORK FOR THE MEDICI 89 and original. The heads on the antique armour, and onthe aegis of Athene, are mild compared to the fierce maskwith gaping mouth of VerroccrnVs Gorgon; and so is thewinged head carved by Donatello on the breastplate of theGattemelata. The face is splendidly modelled, with theusual emphasis of bone, and the whole decoration of
. Verocchio. GIULIANO DEI MEDTCI. COLLECTION OF M. GUSTAVE DREYFUS, PARIS (By kind permission of Dr. Bode) Face p. 88 XX. LORENZO DEI MEDICI. SCULPTOR UNKNOWN. COLLECTION OF MR. QUINCY SHAW, BOSTON, (By kind permission of Dr. Bode) Face p. 89 WORK FOR THE MEDICI 89 and original. The heads on the antique armour, and onthe aegis of Athene, are mild compared to the fierce maskwith gaping mouth of VerroccrnVs Gorgon; and so is thewinged head carved by Donatello on the breastplate of theGattemelata. The face is splendidly modelled, with theusual emphasis of bone, and the whole decoration of thearmour—the sharp-pointed fronds of the shoulder-pieces,the fringe and other ornaments—are executed with hisaccustomed trenchant energy. On account of its vigour and a certain truculencecharacteristic of Antonio Pollaiuolo, the bust has beensometimes attributed to him ; but, in spite of the absenceof documentary evidence, there can be no doubt ofVerrocchios authorship. Besides the above-mentionedpeculiarities of the armour, the hair is treated in hisusual manner, with the luxuriant curls indicated in strongspi
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