. Ariadne florentina; six lectures on wood and metal engraving, with appendix; given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas term, 1872. . canexpress her true power, or lead us to understandher lesson. 217. Now you do not, I am well assured, knowone of Michael Angelos sibyls from another:unless perhaps the Delphian, whom of coursehe makes as beautiful as he can. But of thisespecially Itahan prophetess, one would havethought he might, at least in some way, haveshown that he knew the history, even if hedid not understand it. She might have hadmore than one book, at all events, to
. Ariadne florentina; six lectures on wood and metal engraving, with appendix; given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas term, 1872. . canexpress her true power, or lead us to understandher lesson. 217. Now you do not, I am well assured, knowone of Michael Angelos sibyls from another:unless perhaps the Delphian, whom of coursehe makes as beautiful as he can. But of thisespecially Itahan prophetess, one would havethought he might, at least in some way, haveshown that he knew the history, even if hedid not understand it. She might have hadmore than one book, at all events, to might have had a stray leaf or two fallenat her feet. He could not indeed have paintedher only as a voice; but his anatomical know-ledge need not have hindered him from paint-ing her virginal youth, or her wasting andwatching age, or her inspired hope of a holierfuture. 218. Opposite,—fortunately, photograph fromthe figure itself, so that you can suspect me ofno exaggeration,—is Michael Angelos CumaeanSibyl, wasting away. It is by a grotesque andmost strange chance that he should have madethe figure of this Sibyl, of all others in the. Nympli beloved of Apollo. IMTCHAEL ANGSLO I
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