St。26。Bigordi:Ghirlandajo;seeabove。{notetoSt。23。}
Sandro:SandroFilipepi,calledBotticelli1437-1515,”belongedinfeeling,totheolderChristianschool,tho’hisreligioussentimentwasnotquitestrongenoughtoresistentirelythepaganizinginfluenceofthetime”Heaton;
becameadiscipleofSavonarola。
Lippino:FilippinoLippi,sonofFraFilippo1460-1505,”addedtohisfather’sboldnaturalismadramatictalentincomposition,whichplaceshisworksabovethemererealismsofFraFilippo,andrendershimworthytobeplacednexttoMasacciointhelineofprogress。”——Heaton。
FraAngelico:seeundertheMonologueofFraLippoLippi。
TaddeoGaddi:”foremostamongstthese`TheGiotteschi’
standsthenameofT。G。1300,livingin1366,thesonofGaddoGaddi,andgodsonofGiotto;wasanarchitectaswellaspainter,andwasonthecouncilofWorksofS。MariadelFiore,afterGiotto’sdeath,andcarriedouthisdesignforthebell-tower。”——Heaton。
intonaco:rough-casting。
LorenzoMonaco:seeundertheMonologueofFraLippoLippi。
27。
Couldnottheghostwiththecloseredcap,MyPollajolo,thetwiceacraftsman,Savemeasample,givemethehapOfamuscularChristthatshowsthedraughtsman?
NoVirginbyhimthesomewhatpetty,Offinicaltouchandtemperacrumbly——
CouldnotAlessoBaldovinettiContributesomuch,Iaskhimhumbly?——
St。27。Pollajolo:”AntonioPollajuoloab。1430-1498
wasasculptorandgoldsmith,morethanapainter;……hismaster-workinpictorialartistheMartyrdomofSt。Sebastian,intheNat。Gal。,paintedforthePucciChapelintheChurchofSanSebastianode’Servi,atFlorence。`Thispainting’,saysVasari,`hasbeenmoreextolledthananyothereverexecutedbyAntonio’。Itis,however,unpleasantlyhardandobtrusivelyanatomical。Pollajuoloissaidtohavebeenthefirstartistwhostudiedanatomybymeansofdissection,andhissoleaiminthispictureseemstohavebeentodisplayhisknowledgeofmuscularaction。Hewasanengraveraswellasgoldsmith,sculptor,andpainter。”——Heaton。
tempera:seeWebster,s。vv。”tempera”and”distemper”。{painttypes}
AlessoBaldovinetti:Florentinepainter,b。1422,orlater,d。1499;
workedinmosaic,particularlyasarestorerofoldmosaics,besidespainting;hemademanyexperimentsinbothbranchesofart,andattemptedtoworkfresco`alsecco’,andvarnishitsoastomakeitpermanent,butinthishefailed。Hisworksweredistinguishedforextrememinutenessofdetail。”InthechurchoftheAnnunziatainFlorence,heexecutedanhistoricalpieceinfresco,butfinished`asecco’,whereinherepresentedtheNativityofChrist,paintedwithsuchminutenessofcare,thateachseparatestrawintheroofofacabin,figuredtherein,maybecounted,andeveryknotinthesestrawsdistinguished。”——Vasari。
Hisremainingworksaremuchinjuredbyscalingortheabrasionofthecolors。
28。
MargheritoneofArezzo,Withthegrave-clothesgarbandswaddlingbarretWhypurseupmouthandbeakinapetso,Youbaldoldsaturninepoll-clawedparrot?
NotapoorglimmeringCrucifixion,Whereintheforegroundkneelsthedonor?
Ifsuchremain,asismyconviction,Thehoardingitdoesyoubutlittlehonor——
St。28。Margheritone:Margaritone;painter,sculptor,andarchitect,ofArezzo1236-1313;themostimportantofhisremainingpicturesisaMadonna,intheLondonNationalGallery,fromChurchofSt。Margaret,atArezzo,”saidtobeacharacteristicwork,andmentionedbyVasari,whopraisesitssmallfigures,whichhesaysareexecuted`withmoregraceandfinishedwithgreaterdelicacy’thanthelargerones。Nothing,however,canbemoreunlikenature,thanthegrimMadonnaandtheweirdstarvedChildinherarmssee`Wornum’sCatal。Nat。Gal。’,foradescriptionofthispainting。Margaritone’sfavoritesubjectwasthefigureofSt。Francis,hisstylebeingwellsuitedtodepictthechiefasceticsaint。Crucifixionswerealsomuchtohistaste,andherepresentedtheminalltheirrepulsivedetails。
Vasarirelatesthathediedattheageof77,afflictedanddisgustedathavinglivedtoseethechangesthathadtakenplaceinart,andthehonorsbestowedonthenewartists。”——Heaton。
HismonumenttoPopeGregoryX。intheCathedralofArezzo,isrankedamonghisbestworks。”Browningpossessesthe`Crucifixion’
byM。towhichhealludes,asalsothepicturesofAlessoBaldovinetti,andTaddeoGaddi,andPollajuolodescribedinthepoem。”——
BrowningSoc。Papers,Pt。II。,p。169。
29。
Theypass;forthemthepanelsmaythrill,Thetemperagrowaliveandtinglish;
TheirpicturesarelefttothemerciesstillOfdealersandstealers,JewsandtheEnglish,Who,seeingmeremoney’sworthintheirprize,WillsellittosomebodycalmasZenoAtnakedHighArt,andinecstasiesBeforesomeclay-coldvileCarlino!——
St。29。tempera:seeWebster,s。v。{atypeofpaint}
tinglish:sharp?
Zeno:founderoftheStoicphilosophy。
Carlino:someexpressionlesspicturebyCarlo,orCarlino,Dolci。
Hisworksshowanextremefinish,oftenwithnoendbeyonditself;
somebeing,touseRuskin’swords,”polishedintoinanity”。
30。
Nomatterforthese!ButGiotto,you,Haveyouallowed,asthetown-tonguesbabbleit——
Oh,never!itshallnotbecountedtrue——
ThatacertainpreciouslittletabletWhichBuonarrotieyedlikealover,Wasburiedsolonginoblivion’swombAnd,leftforanotherthanItodiscover,Turnsupatlast!andtowhom?——towhom?——
St。30。acertainpreciouslittletablet:”The`littletablet’wasafamous`LastSupper’,mentionedbyVasari,andgoneastraylongagofromtheChurchofS。Spirito:itturnedup,accordingtoreport,insomeobscurecorner,whileIwasinFlorence,andwasatonceacquiredbyastranger。Isawit,genuineorno,aworkofgreatbeauty。”——FromPoet’sLettertotheEditor。
Buonarotti:MichaelAngelomorecorrectly,MichelAgnoloBuonarotti,b。6thofMarch,1475,atCastelCaprese,nearFlorence;
d。atRome,18thofFeb。,1564。
andtowhom?——towhom?:acontemptuousrepetition。
31。
I,thathavehauntedthedimSanSpirito,OrwasitrathertheOgnissanti?
Patientonaltar-stepplantingawearytoe!
Nay,Ishallhaveityet!Deturamanti!
MyKoh-i-noor——orifthat’saplatitude
JewelofGiamschid,thePersianSofi’seye;
So,inanticipativegratitude,WhatifItakeupmyhopeandprophesy?——
St。31。SanSpirito:achurchofthe14thcentury,inFlorence。
Ognissanti:i。e。,”AllSaints”,inFlorence。
Ishallhaveityet!:Ishallmakeahappyfindyet。
Deturamanti!:letitbegiventothelovingone。
Koh-i-noor:”MountainofLight”,acelebrateddiamond,”thediamondofthegreatMogul”,presentedtoQueenVictoria,in1850。
SeeArt。ontheDiamond,`N。Brit。Rev。’Vol。18,p。186,andArt。,Diamond,`Encycl。Brit。’;usedhere,bymetonymy,foragreattreasure。
JewelofGiamschid:the`Deria-i-noor’,or`theSeaofLight’,oneofthelargestofknowndiamonds,belongingtothekingofPersia,isprobablyreferredto。See`N。Brit。Rev。’,Vol。18,p。217。
32。
Whenthehourgrowsripe,andacertaindotardIspitched,noparcelthatneedsinvoicing,TotheworsesideoftheMontSt。Gothard,Weshallbeginbywayofrejoicing;
Noneofthatshootingtheskyblankcartridge,Noracivicguard,allplumesandlacquer,HuntingRadetzky’ssoullikeapartridgeOverMorellowithsquibandcracker——
St。32。acertaindotard:JosephWenzelRadetzky,b。Nov。2,1766,d。Jan。5,1858,inhis92dyear;governedtheAustrianpossessionsinItalytoFeb。28,1857。
Morello:MonteMorello,thehighestofthespursoftheApennines,tothenorthofFlorence。
33。
Thistimewe’llshootbettergameandbag’emhot:
NomeredisplayatthestoneofDante,ButakindofsoberWitanagemotEx:”CasaGuidi”,`quodvideasante’
Shallponder,onceFreedomrestoredtoFlorence,HowArtmayreturnthatdepartedwithher。
Go,hatedhouse,goeachtraceoftheLoraine’s,AndbringusthedaysofOrgagnahither!——
St。33。thestoneofDante:see`CasaGuidiWindows’,Pt。I,Sect。XIV。,XV。
Witanagemot:A。S。`witenagemo^t’:anassemblyofwisemen,aparliament。
CasaGuidi:Mrs。Browning’s`CasaGuidiWindows’,apoemnamedfromthehouseinFlorenceinwhichshelived,andgivingherimpressionsofeventsinTuscanyatthetime。
theLoraine’s:the”hatedhouse”includedtheCardinalsofGuise,orLorraine,andtheDukesofGuise,ayoungerbranchofthehouseofLorraine。
Orgagna:AndreadiCionesurnamedOrcagna,orArcagnolo,approximatedatesofb。andd。1315-1376,oneofthemostnotedsuccessorsofGiotto,andalliedtohimingenius;thoughheowedmuchtoGiotto,heshowedgreatindependenceofspiritinhisstyle。
34。
Howweshallprologuize,howweshallperorate,Utterfitthingsuponartandhistory,Feeltruthatblood-heatandfalsehoodatzerorate,Makeofthewantoftheagenomystery;
Contrastthefructuousandsterileeras,Show——monarchyeveritsuncouthcublicksOutofthebear’sshapeintoChimaera’s,WhilePureArt’sbirthisstilltherepublic’s!
35。
ThenoneshallproposeinaspeechcurtTuscan,Expurgateandsober,withscarcelyan”issimo”,Toendnowourhalf-toldtaleofCambuscan,Andturnthebell-tower’sALTtoALTISSIMO;
And,fineasthebeakofayoungbeccaccia,TheCampanile,theDuomo’sfitally,Shallsoarupingoldfullfiftybraccia,CompletingFlorence,asFlorence,Italy——
St。35。an”issimo”:anyadjectiveinthesuperlativedegree。
toend:complete。
ourhalf-toldtaleofCambuscan:bymetonymyfortheunfinishedCampanileofGiotto;”Orcalluphimthatlefthalf-toldThestoryofCambuscanbold。”——
Milton’s`IlPenseroso’。
AnallusiontoChaucer,wholeftthe`Squire’sTale’inthe`CanterburyTales’unfinished。ThepoetfollowsMilton’saccentuationoftheword”Cambuscan”,onthepenult;
it’sproperlyaccentedontheultimate。
beccaccia:woodcock。
theDuomo’sfitally:”Thereis,asfarasIknow,onlyoneGothicbuildinginEurope,theDuomoofFlorence,inwhichtheornamentissoexquisitelyfinishedastoenableustoimaginewhatmighthavebeentheeffectoftheperfectworkmanshipoftheRenaissance,comingoutofthehandsofmenlikeVerocchioandGhiberti,haditbeenemployedonthemagnificentframeworkofGothicstructure。”——Ruskinin`StonesofVenice’。
36。
ShallIbealivethatmorningthescaffoldIsbrokenaway,andthelong-pentfire,Likethegoldenhopeoftheworld,unbaffledSpringsfromitssleep,andupgoesthespire,While,”GodandthePeople”plainforitsmotto,Thencethenewtricolorflapsatthesky?
AtleasttoforeseethatgloryofGiottoAndFlorencetogether,thefirstamI!