More magic pictures of the long ago; stories of the people of many lands; with reproductions from works of art and old manuscripts . ;but thyfancy has led thee astray in that thou hast shownthe teeth of the old fellow: thou shouldst have re- 110 A GREAT SCULPTOR: MICHELANGELO membered that old folks never retain all their teeth, but some of them are always wanting! Michelangelo thought that he was in earnest in what he said, and afterLorenzo had turnedaway, he hastily brokeout a tooth. Bravo,my boy, cried Lor-enzo, much amused,upon his return, thouwilt succeed, I shall ask thy fatherto
More magic pictures of the long ago; stories of the people of many lands; with reproductions from works of art and old manuscripts . ;but thyfancy has led thee astray in that thou hast shownthe teeth of the old fellow: thou shouldst have re- 110 A GREAT SCULPTOR: MICHELANGELO membered that old folks never retain all their teeth, but some of them are always wanting! Michelangelo thought that he was in earnest in what he said, and afterLorenzo had turnedaway, he hastily brokeout a tooth. Bravo,my boy, cried Lor-enzo, much amused,upon his return, thouwilt succeed, I shall ask thy fatherto intrust thee to mycare for I will lookafter thee as my ownson. A COPY OF MICHELANGELOS MASK LodovlCO finallyOF A LAUGHING FAUN , , A/r. , , agreed and Michel an- Florence, Bargello. See where Michelangelo has knocked out g^lo Was given a TOOmsome of the teeth! m tne palace Qf tne Medici where he met many people of rank and Lor-enzos three sons, Piero, Giuliano and Giovanni whoafterwards became Pope Leo the Tenth. For severalyears Michelangelo lived in the Palazzo Medici, wherehe met the most prominent men of the time and heard. A GREAT SCULPTOR: MICHELANGELO 111 them talk about the great preacher of Florence, Sav-onarola, and heard his inspiring sermons at theDuomo. He learned to love the wonderful Florentinepoet, Dante, and it was here that he formed hisadmiration for the Bible which he felt all his life. Sometimes he would go with other young artists tothe little chapel of the Carmine to study from thegreat wall paintings by Masaccio, the wonderfulpainter who knew how to make all his figures seemreal and alive. Often he would copy some of them,to the great amazement of his friends. But there wasone fellow student, Torrigiano, who was jealous ofhis success and one day he became angry and criedout, Thou thinkest that thou art better than therest of us! Thou boasting fellow, take that! There-upon he gave him a resounding blow upon the nosewith his closed fist, making him have a
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