Fra Filippo Lippi . olossal heraldin the foreground, to which the friar has evidentlydevoted special care and attention. Throughoutthis painting we are struck with the masterly mannerin which the artist has contrived to draw out hisfigures in such strong relief that they seem to bealmost entirely detached from the background, andactually appear to live and move—well-rounded,solid figures of flesh and blood. And the psycho-logical characteristics of each personage are expressedwith equal evidence and skill. Observe, for instance,how vividly the crafty, sensual but not unrefinedfeatures of Herod
Fra Filippo Lippi . olossal heraldin the foreground, to which the friar has evidentlydevoted special care and attention. Throughoutthis painting we are struck with the masterly mannerin which the artist has contrived to draw out hisfigures in such strong relief that they seem to bealmost entirely detached from the background, andactually appear to live and move—well-rounded,solid figures of flesh and blood. And the psycho-logical characteristics of each personage are expressedwith equal evidence and skill. Observe, for instance,how vividly the crafty, sensual but not unrefinedfeatures of Herodias contrast with the vulgar typeof the two handmaidens, whose coarse faces are allaglow with brutal curiosity. In this compartment, more than in the precedingtwo, Fra Filippo adopts a simple grandeur of mannerand execution which at once proclaims him to be thecontinuator of Masaccios potent style. On a closerexamination of this painting, however, we are sur-prised to find that the most insignificant details, such. \ v
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