A guide to the paintings in the churches and minor museums of Florence; a critical catalogue, with quotations from Vasari . he commission to paint another in the same fashion asthe original. His painting did not give satisfaction,and he was ordered to do another; but whether hedid so or not, and whether this is the work that didnot please the commissioners or another, is statue rests on a sarcophagus, which is placed onan imitation bracket, decorated with the stemma of theGeneral, and inscribed : iohannes acvtvs eqves britan- NICVS DVX ^TATIS SVE CAVTISSIMVS ET REI MILITARISPERITIS
A guide to the paintings in the churches and minor museums of Florence; a critical catalogue, with quotations from Vasari . he commission to paint another in the same fashion asthe original. His painting did not give satisfaction,and he was ordered to do another; but whether hedid so or not, and whether this is the work that didnot please the commissioners or another, is statue rests on a sarcophagus, which is placed onan imitation bracket, decorated with the stemma of theGeneral, and inscribed : iohannes acvtvs eqves britan- NICVS DVX ^TATIS SVE CAVTISSIMVS ET REI MILITARISPERITISSIMVS HABITVS EST PAVLI VCELLI OPVS. The work had much influence on subsequent equestrianStatues, those of Donatello at Padua and of Verroc-chio at Venice showing traces of it. *(Over Side Door, right.) ANDREA DALCASTAGNO. Monument of Niccolh daTolentino. 1456. FR. Painted in memory of Niccolo de Maurucci da Tol-entino, Captain General of the Florentine forces in ii6 THE DUOMO I433» who died, probably from poison, prisoner ofNiccolo Piccinino. He fainted in S. Maria del Fiore the -figure of Niccolo da Tolentino Niccolo da TolentinoAndrea dal Castagno. Diiomo. horseback^ (Vas. 6730 Andrea received the commission in is a superb figure, fullof energy, and has theplastic quality of sculp-ture. Like the Hawk-wood of Paolo Uccello,it was originally frescoedon the north wall, andwas transferred to canvasand placed in its presentposition in 1841. Bothpaintings were restoredby Lorenzo di Credi in1524. The three circularwindows were designedby Ghiberti, and are mentioned by him in his Commentario. Right Aisle (On Pillar over Holy Water Font.) FRAN-CESCO DA POPPL S. Antonino, Arch-bishop of Florence^ Enthroned, (On Pillar over ORCAGNA. Left AisleHoly Water Font.) , Tjanobi Enthroned, The Bishop is seated in full episcopals, with two LEFT AISLE 117 figures representing Charity and Humility holding hiscope. Crushed beneath his feet are Pride, with gildedhorns,
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