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THE MADONNAS
127
The garland of this Lunette, like that of S. Pierino, is
composed of the symbolic flowers of the Madonna, lilies and
roses. The groups are even better arranged, and the separa-
tion of the mouldings (there massed all together) and the
insertion between them of the garland is a great improvement
in the decoration.
With this grand Madonna closes the list of Luca’s genuine
work. I have been unable to accept several of the reliefs
attributed to him, even by so selective a critic as M. Reymond,
the most important of which will be considered in the follow-
ing chapter. The rejection has been forced upon me, as with
the high standard of these genuine sculptures for guide, the
nobility of feeling and technical perfection they exhibit, one
after the other has fallen away and failed at the test.
127
The garland of this Lunette, like that of S. Pierino, is
composed of the symbolic flowers of the Madonna, lilies and
roses. The groups are even better arranged, and the separa-
tion of the mouldings (there massed all together) and the
insertion between them of the garland is a great improvement
in the decoration.
With this grand Madonna closes the list of Luca’s genuine
work. I have been unable to accept several of the reliefs
attributed to him, even by so selective a critic as M. Reymond,
the most important of which will be considered in the follow-
ing chapter. The rejection has been forced upon me, as with
the high standard of these genuine sculptures for guide, the
nobility of feeling and technical perfection they exhibit, one
after the other has fallen away and failed at the test.