A history of painting in Italy : Umbria, Florence and Siena from the second to the sixteenth century . 11.] BARTOLO DI FREDI 123 long since perished, but in Sant Agostino of San Gimignano achapel to the right of the high altar is evidently decorated withfrescoes by Bartolo, a part of which have been recently rescuedfrom whitewash. Joachim may be seen receiving the news of theVirgins birth, which is depicted close by. St. Anna appears in aforeshortened attitude in bed, washing her hands, and in that sortof bold movement which Taddeo di Bartolo so frequently appliedat a later period.^ In front,
A history of painting in Italy : Umbria, Florence and Siena from the second to the sixteenth century . 11.] BARTOLO DI FREDI 123 long since perished, but in Sant Agostino of San Gimignano achapel to the right of the high altar is evidently decorated withfrescoes by Bartolo, a part of which have been recently rescuedfrom whitewash. Joachim may be seen receiving the news of theVirgins birth, which is depicted close by. St. Anna appears in aforeshortened attitude in bed, washing her hands, and in that sortof bold movement which Taddeo di Bartolo so frequently appliedat a later period.^ In front, a female holds the child, whilstanother stretches her arms towards it, and servants appear at thedoor. Bartolo was then in the prime of his talent, and paintedbetter than he did at a later time. His return to Siena tookplace in the early part of 1367/1368, when he was employed withJacomo di Mino in decorating one of the walls near the chapel ofSant Ansano in the cathedral.^ In 1372 he rose to the honoursof the government at Siena, and was sent to greet the new Podestaon his approaching the city in
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