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EARLY ITALIAN PAINTERS.
he frequently disdained to avail himself of it. In
the four corners of the ceiling are representations
of the miraculous deliverance of the people of
Israel in allusion to the general Redemption of
man by the Saviour, viz.: Holofernes vanquished
by Judith, David overcoming Goliath, the Brazen
Serpent, and the Punishment of Haman.
There is a small print in Kugler’s Hand-book,
which will give a general idea of the arrangement
of this famous ceiling: there is one on a large
scale by Piroli, and a still larger one by Cunego,
which, if accessible, will answer the purpose better.
In our National School of Design at Somerset
House there is an admirable coloured drawing
lately brought from Rome by Mr. L. Gruner, which
will convey a very correct idea not merely of the
arrangement of the subjects and figures, but of the
harmonious disposition of the colours—a merit not
usually allowed to Michael Angelo.
The collection of engravings after Michael An-
gelo in the British Museum is very imperfect, but
it contains some fine old prints from the Prophets
which should' be studied by those who wish to un-
derstand the true merit of this great master, of
whom Sir Joshua Reynolds said that “ to kiss the
hem of his garment, to catch the slightest of his
perfections, would be glory and distinction enough
for an ambitious man !”
When the Sistine Chapel was completed Michael
EARLY ITALIAN PAINTERS.
he frequently disdained to avail himself of it. In
the four corners of the ceiling are representations
of the miraculous deliverance of the people of
Israel in allusion to the general Redemption of
man by the Saviour, viz.: Holofernes vanquished
by Judith, David overcoming Goliath, the Brazen
Serpent, and the Punishment of Haman.
There is a small print in Kugler’s Hand-book,
which will give a general idea of the arrangement
of this famous ceiling: there is one on a large
scale by Piroli, and a still larger one by Cunego,
which, if accessible, will answer the purpose better.
In our National School of Design at Somerset
House there is an admirable coloured drawing
lately brought from Rome by Mr. L. Gruner, which
will convey a very correct idea not merely of the
arrangement of the subjects and figures, but of the
harmonious disposition of the colours—a merit not
usually allowed to Michael Angelo.
The collection of engravings after Michael An-
gelo in the British Museum is very imperfect, but
it contains some fine old prints from the Prophets
which should' be studied by those who wish to un-
derstand the true merit of this great master, of
whom Sir Joshua Reynolds said that “ to kiss the
hem of his garment, to catch the slightest of his
perfections, would be glory and distinction enough
for an ambitious man !”
When the Sistine Chapel was completed Michael