. The study and criticism of Italian art : second series. sio, then, bear witnessto a mastery of movement and form which he neversurpassed ; furthermore, they have a charm of ex-pression, a grace, a vivacity and a daintiness ofcolouring, which one finds less and less as his workprogresses. In going over the whole career of theartist, from the small pictures where still lingers alittle of the spirit of Fra Angelico, to the hardenednaturalism of the fragments at Santa Trinita, onesees clearly that Alessio possessed in his youth thegenuine artists temperament; then, as his mind de-veloped and att
. The study and criticism of Italian art : second series. sio, then, bear witnessto a mastery of movement and form which he neversurpassed ; furthermore, they have a charm of ex-pression, a grace, a vivacity and a daintiness ofcolouring, which one finds less and less as his workprogresses. In going over the whole career of theartist, from the small pictures where still lingers alittle of the spirit of Fra Angelico, to the hardenednaturalism of the fragments at Santa Trinita, onesees clearly that Alessio possessed in his youth thegenuine artists temperament; then, as his mind de-veloped and attained its full power, it turned out notonly that he was more of a craftsman than an artist,but enough of the mere craftsman to kill the the course of this evolution we might well expecta moment when the artists temperament and thecraftsmans spirit should find themselves in exactequilibrium, and should act in perfect harmony. Atsuch a moment Alessio Baldovinetti would havebeen able to produce a masterpiece superior in scope ALESSIO BALDOVINETTI. {Private Collection, Florence. THK .MADONNA AND CHILD DOMENICO VENEZIANO
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