Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . VIEW FROM THE BOBOLI GARDENS. FLORENCE. *75. FOUNTAIN IN THE BOBOLI GARDENS. entered Milan in 1499, and utterly destroyed. His great cartoon of a battle-piece, whichhe designed in competition with Michael Angelo for the great Sala del Consiglio inFlorence, was cut up and lost. It represented soldiers and knights engaged in deadly i 76 ITALY. contest round a standard; even the horses were struggling and raging against each otherin wild confusion. The cartoon was admired and studied by the greatest masters of theday. Lastly his world-renowned Last Supper is ne
Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . VIEW FROM THE BOBOLI GARDENS. FLORENCE. *75. FOUNTAIN IN THE BOBOLI GARDENS. entered Milan in 1499, and utterly destroyed. His great cartoon of a battle-piece, whichhe designed in competition with Michael Angelo for the great Sala del Consiglio inFlorence, was cut up and lost. It represented soldiers and knights engaged in deadly i 76 ITALY. contest round a standard; even the horses were struggling and raging against each otherin wild confusion. The cartoon was admired and studied by the greatest masters of theday. Lastly his world-renowned Last Supper is nearly effaced from the wall of theRefectory in Milan, which was long used as a stable for horses! But even in its decay ittestifies to the almost superhuman depth and creative power of the Master ; and stands tothis day an unapproachable wonder, and one of the highest developments ever attainedby Art. The influence which Leonardo—the inventor of chiaro-oscuro,—had upon hiscontemporaries, is incalculable; and everything that remains from his hand bears anirresistible charm.
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