. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. her fall : he has an excited air, and his eyes seem toflash fire. The second depicts the martyrs goodness and third, a saint in rapt contemplation. Many other portraits exist,but they are not by contemporary artists, and their authenticity isdoubtful. In all, Savonarola is represented with his cowl drawn over hishead, save that in the Academy. In this a certain flatness of the upperpart of the cranium may be observed : according to some writers thiswas why he always covered his head. The modern terra-cotta bust byBastianini is also an ex
. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. her fall : he has an excited air, and his eyes seem toflash fire. The second depicts the martyrs goodness and third, a saint in rapt contemplation. Many other portraits exist,but they are not by contemporary artists, and their authenticity isdoubtful. In all, Savonarola is represented with his cowl drawn over hishead, save that in the Academy. In this a certain flatness of the upperpart of the cranium may be observed : according to some writers thiswas why he always covered his head. The modern terra-cotta bust byBastianini is also an excellent portrait. Cittadellas pamphlet, Lanobile Famiglia Savonarola, contains a list of all the Savonarolaportraits and medals. HIS MONASTIC LIFE. 21 excited the wonder of the superiors, and his brother mo-iksoften believed him to be rapt in a holy trance. Thecloister walls seemed to have had the effect of restoringhis peace of mind by separating him from the world, andto have purified him of all- desires save for prayer CHAPTER II.
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