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THE WALL FRESCOES
member and patron, Guid’ Antonio Ves-
pucci, a relative of Giuliano de’ Medici’s
beautiful mistress, Simonetta. It would be
interesting to know who stood for the pro-
minent figure on the left, which is one of the
finest of all. Perhaps it is a portrait of one
of the great Roman nobles, for its character,
with broad brow, thick throat and black
hair, is peculiarly Roman.
Fresco VII.—The Giving of the Law to the
Israelites.—Cosimo Rosselli.
It seems surprising that Cosimo Rosselli,
who we now see plainly to be so inferior to
his confederates, was allowed to paint so
many panels. We must recollect, however,
that he was from ten to seven years older
than the others (if we except the possible
presence of Signorelli), that his reputation
had long been an accepted fact, and that it
was not as yet recognised that he was to be
unmistakeably surpassed by men who were
in the early stages of their career. The
steady development of each generation was
THE WALL FRESCOES
member and patron, Guid’ Antonio Ves-
pucci, a relative of Giuliano de’ Medici’s
beautiful mistress, Simonetta. It would be
interesting to know who stood for the pro-
minent figure on the left, which is one of the
finest of all. Perhaps it is a portrait of one
of the great Roman nobles, for its character,
with broad brow, thick throat and black
hair, is peculiarly Roman.
Fresco VII.—The Giving of the Law to the
Israelites.—Cosimo Rosselli.
It seems surprising that Cosimo Rosselli,
who we now see plainly to be so inferior to
his confederates, was allowed to paint so
many panels. We must recollect, however,
that he was from ten to seven years older
than the others (if we except the possible
presence of Signorelli), that his reputation
had long been an accepted fact, and that it
was not as yet recognised that he was to be
unmistakeably surpassed by men who were
in the early stages of their career. The
steady development of each generation was