. De luxe illustrated catalogue of the treasures and antiquities illustrating the golden age of Italian art, belonging to the famous expert and antiquarian, Signor Stefano Bardini, of Florence, Italy;. ater proceeded. These masks are sepa-rated by scrolled acanthus-leaves on fluted grounds, and at theangles are voluted acanthus leaves. The receding base is formedwith a plain cavetto molding and the mountain rests on twoplainly molded blocks which in turn rest upon the backs of twomarble couchant lions of fourteenth century workmanship. Height, 3 feet 5 ; length, 4 feet !),o :
. De luxe illustrated catalogue of the treasures and antiquities illustrating the golden age of Italian art, belonging to the famous expert and antiquarian, Signor Stefano Bardini, of Florence, Italy;. ater proceeded. These masks are sepa-rated by scrolled acanthus-leaves on fluted grounds, and at theangles are voluted acanthus leaves. The receding base is formedwith a plain cavetto molding and the mountain rests on twoplainly molded blocks which in turn rest upon the backs of twomarble couchant lions of fourteenth century workmanship. Height, 3 feet 5 ; length, 4 feet !),o : 7c-i(ltli. 2 feet 4 iiichex. This fountain is peculiarly interesting, as offering a noteworthyexample of tlie manner in wiiich tlie Gothic feeling exerted its influenceupon the early Renaissance designers. Entirely mediaeval in its con-ception, even such obviously Classic details as the Greek honevsuckleand acanthus-leaf ornamentation are yet touched with a lingeringGothicism. The Lions, fashioned at least a century later, show amuch more intimate commingling of the two apparently antipatheticstyles. EVENING SALE THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1918AT THE A^IEKICAN ART ^S BEGINNING AT ) ocLOCK. VECEELI TIZIAXO TITIAN : 1-189— MO~PEN AND JXK DRAWING Studv Tor a laiidsc-apc. On tlie right is a trunk of a tree, seated underwliieh is a fif>ure in classical costume with right arm upraised. On i,sthe left is a clump of trees and shruhs. A recent biognij)licr of Titian says: No estimate of Titians art wouldbe sufficient without mentioning the surpassing beauty of his landscape back-ground. GIOVANNI DOMENRO TIEPOLO Akxktiax: 1727—1804 Ul—GROUP OF NINE SKETCHES IN SEPIA (For cciliii;/ (Iccoraiion) (a) Bearded man in flowing <i;arnients .supporting a youth with hisright arm. Baekground of elouds and elieruhim. (b) Elderly hearded man in loose robes, with winged angel of elouds and eherubim. (c) Bearded man in loose robes, with outstretched arms
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