Addressesthecelestialpresence，”nay——
　　Hemadeyouanddevisedyou，afterall，Thoughhe’snoneofyou！couldSaintJohnthere，draw——
　　Hiscamel-hairmakeupapainting-brush?
　　WecometobrotherLippoforallthat，Isteperfecitopus！”So，allsmile——
　　IshufflesidewayswithmyblushingfaceUnderthecoverofahundredwingsThrownlikeaspreadofkirtleswhenyou’regay[380]
　　Andplayhotcockles，allthedoorsbeingshut，Till，whollyunexpected，intherepopsThehot-headhusband！ThusIscuttleoffTosomesafebenchbehind，notlettinggoThepalmofher，thelittlelilythingThatspokethegoodwordformeinthenick，LikethePrior’sniece……SaintLucy，Iwouldsay。
　　Andsoall’ssavedforme，andforthechurchAprettypicturegained。Go，sixmonthshence！
　　Yourhand，sir，andgood-bye：nolights，nolights！[390]
　　Thestreet’shushed，andIknowmyownwayback，Don’tfearme！There’sthegraybeginning。Zooks！——
　　17。CosimooftheMedici：Cosimo，orCosmo，de’Medici，surnamedtheElder，acelebratedFlorentinestatesman，andapatronoflearningandthearts；b。1389，d。1464。
　　23。pilchards：akindoffish。
　　34。JohnBaptist’shead：animaginarypicture。
　　67。SaintLawrence：churchofSanLorenzo，inFlorence，famousforthetombsoftheMedici，adornedwithMichelAngelo’sDayandNight，MorningandEvening，etc。See`Hawthorne’sItalianNote-Books’。
　　88。OldauntLapaccia：MonaLapaccia，hisfather’ssister。
　　121。theEight：`gliOttodiguerra’，surnamed`iSanti’，theSaints；
　　amagistracycomposedofEightcitizens，institutedbytheFlorentines，duringtheirwarwiththeChurch，in1376，fortheadministrationofthecitygovernment。Twowerechosenfromthe`Signori’，three，fromthe`Mediocri’MiddleClasses，andthree，fromthe`Bassi’LowerClasses。Fortheirsubsequenthistory，see`LeIstorieFiorentinediNiccoloMachiavelli’。
　　122。HowsayI?：——nay，worsethanthat，whichdogbites，etc。
　　127。remarks：observations。
　　139。Camaldolese：monksofthecelebratedconventofCamaldoli。
　　143。Thankyou！：there’saremarkinterposedherebyoneofthemen，perhaps”YOU’REnodauber”，towhichhereplies，”Thankyou”。
　　145etseq。Therealisticpainter，whodisdainsnothing，isshownhere。
　　189。GiottodiBondone1266-1337：apupilofCimabue，andregardedastheprincipalreviverofartinItaly。HewasapersonalfriendofDante。Seenoteunder`OldPicturesinFlorence’，St。2。
　　223。I’mgrownamannodoubt，I’vebrokenbounds：alltheeditionsaresopunctuated；butitseemsthecommashouldbeafter”man”，connecting”nodoubt”with”I’vebrokenbounds”。
　　235。”GiovannidaFiesole，betterknownasFraAngelico1387-1455。
　　Angelicowasincomparablythegreatestofthedistinctivelymediaevalschool，whose`dicta’thePriorinthepoemhasallathistongue’send。To`paintthesoulsofmen’，to`makethemforgetthere’ssuchathingasflesh’，wastheendofhisart。And，sidebysidewithAngelico，Masacciopainted。Hisshortlifetaughthimadifferentlesson——`thevalueandsignificanceofflesh’。
　　HewouldpaintbypreferencetheBODIESofmen，andwouldgiveusNOMOREOFSOULthanthebodycanreveal。Sohe`laboured’，saiththechronicler，`innakeds’，andhisfrescoesmarkanepochinart。”——ErnestBradfordB。S。Illustrations。”Oneartistintheseclusionofhiscloister，remainedtruetothetraditionsandmodeofexpressionofthemiddleages，intowhich，nevertheless，theincomparablebeautyandfeelingofhisnaturebreathedfreshlife。FraGiovanniAngelico，calleddaFiesolefromtheplaceofhisbirth，occupiesanentirelyexceptionalposition。
　　Heisthelate-bloomingflowerofanalmostby-gonetimeamidthepulsationsofanewlife。Never，inthewholerangeofpictorialart，havetheinspiredfervorofChristianfeeling，theangelicbeautyandpurityofwhichthesouliscapable，beensogloriouslyinterpretedasinhisworks。Theexquisiteatmosphereofanalmostsupernaturallyideallifesurroundshispictures，irradiatestherosyfeaturesofhisyouthfulfaces，orgreetsus，likethepeaceofGod，inthedignifiedfiguresofhisdevoutoldmen。
　　HisprevailingthemesarethehumilityofsoulofthosewhohavejoyfullyacceptedthewillofGod，andthetranquilSabbathcalmofthosewhoarelovinglyconsecratedtotheserviceoftheHighest。
　　Themovementandthechangingcourseoflife，theenergyofpassionandactionconcernhimnot。”——`OutlinesoftheHistoryofArt’。
　　ByDr。Wilh。Luebke。
　　236。LorenzoMonaco：amonkoftheorderofCamaldoli；
　　aconservativeartistofthetime，whoadheredtothemannerofTaddeoGaddiandhisdisciples，butFraAngelicoappearslikewisetohaveinfluencedhim。
　　238。Flowero’thepine，etc。：thissnatchofsongappliestowhathehasjustbeentalkingabout：youhaveyourownnotionsofart，andIhavemine。
　　276。TommasoGuidi1401-1428，betterknownasMasaccio，i。e。，Tommasaccio，SlovenlyorHulkingTom。”Fromhistime，andforward，”saysMr。ErnestRadfordB。S。Illustrations，”religiouspaintingintheoldsensewasatanend。Paintersnolongerattemptedtotranscendnature，buttocopyher，andtocopyherinherloveliestaspects。Thebreachbetweentheoldorderandthenewwascomplete。”ThepoetmakeshimlearnofLippi，not，asVasaristates，Lippiofhim。”WhenBrowningwrotethispoem，heknewthatthemastershiporpupilshipofFraLippotoMasacciocalled`Guidi’inthepoem，andviceversa，wasamootpoint；butinmakingFraLippithemaster，hefollowedthebestauthorityhehadaccessto，thelasteditionofVasari，ashestatedinaLettertothe`PallMall’atthetime，inanswertoM。Etienne[awriterinthe`RevuedesdeuxMondes’。]
　　Sincethen，hefindsthatthelatestenquirerintothesubject，Morelli，believesthefactistheotherway，andthatFraLippowasthepupil。”——B。Soc。Papers，Pt。II，p。160。
　　Thelettertothe`PallMallGazette’Ihavenotseen。
　　M。Etienne’sArticleisinTome85，pp。704-735，ofthe`RevuedesDeuxMondes’，1870，andtheletterprobablyappearedsoonafteritspublication。WhateditionofVasariisreferredto，intheabovenote，asthelast，isuncertain；butinVasari’sowneditionsof1550and1568，andinMrs。Foster’stranslation，1855，Lippiismadethepupil，andnotthemaster，ofMasaccio。
　　323。SaintLaurence：sufferedmartyrdominthereignoftheEmperorValerian，A。D。258。Hewasbroiledtodeathonagridiron。
　　327。Alreadynotonephizofyourthreeslaves……but’sscratched：
　　thepeoplearesoindignantatwhattheyaredoing，inthelife-likepicture。
　　336。Thatis——：hefearshehasspokentooplainly，andwillbereported。
　　339。Chianti：awinenamedfromthepartofItalysocalled。
　　345。There’sforyou：hetipsthem。
　　346。Sant’Ambrogio’s：aconventinFlorence。
　　354。SaintJohn：JohntheBaptistismeant；seev。375。
　　355。SaintAmbrose：bornabout340；madearchbishopofMilanin374；
　　died397；institutedthe`AmbrosianChant’。
　　377。Isteperfecitopus！：thisisonascroll，inthepicture，heldbythe”sweetangelicslipofathing”。
　　389。Thepicturereferredtois`TheCoronationoftheVirgin’，inthe`AccademiadelleBelleArti’，inFlorence。Thereisaphotographofitin`IllustrationstoBrowning’sPoems’，PartI。，publishedbytheBrowningSociety，withaninterestingdescriptionofthepicture，byMr。ErnestRadford。There’sno”babe”inthepicture。
　　392。Zooks！：it’shightimeIwasbackandinbed，thatmynight-larkingbenotknown。
　　AFace。
　　IfonecouldhavethatlittleheadofhersPainteduponabackgroundofpalegold，SuchastheTuscan’searlyartprefers！
　　NoshadeencroachingonthematchlessmouldOfthosetwolips，whichshouldbeopeningsoftInthepureprofile；notaswhenshelaughs，Forthatspoilsall：butratherasifaloftYonhyacinth，shelovesso，leaneditsstaff’sBurthenofhoney-coloredbuds，tokissAndcapture’twixtthelipsapartforthis。[10]
　　Thenherlitheneck，threefingersmightsurround，Howitshouldwaver，onthepalegoldground，Uptothefruit-shaped，perfectchinitlifts！
　　Iknow，Correggiolovestomass，inriftsOfheaven，hisangelfaces，orbonorbBreakingitsoutline，burningshadesabsorb：
　　Buttheseareonlymassedthere，Ishouldthink，WaitingtoseesomewondermomentlyGrowout，standfull，fadeslowagainsttheskyThat’sthepalegroundyou’dseethissweetfaceby，[20]
　　Allheaven，meanwhile，condensedintooneeyeWhichfearstolosethewonder，shoulditwink——
　　1。Ifonecouldhave：Oh，ifonecouldonlyhave，etc。
　　9，10。tokissandcapture：gerundives：tobekissedandcaptured。
　　14。Correggio：AntonioAllegridaCorreggio，born1494，died1534。”Hewasthefirstmaster——theVenetiansnotwithstanding——
　　totakeaschemeofcolorandchiaro-scuroasthe`raisond’etre’
　　ofacompletecomposition，andhisbrush，respondingtotheidea，blendslightandshadeindeliciousharmony。”——WoltmannandWoermann’s`HistoryofPainting’。
　　TheBishopordershisTomb。
　　[Rome，15。]——
　　*Thetombisimaginary；thoughitissaidtobepointedouttovisitorstoSaintPraxed’swhodesireparticularlytoseeit——
　　Vanity，saiththepreacher，vanity！
　　Drawroundmybed：isAnselmkeepingback?
　　Nephews——sonsmine……ahGod，Iknownot！Well——
　　She，menwouldhavetobeyourmotheronce，OldGandolfenviedme，sofairshewas！
　　What’sdoneisdone，andsheisdeadbeside，Deadlongago，andIamBishopsince，Andasshediedsomustwedieourselves，Andthenceyemayperceivetheworld’sadream。
　　Life，howandwhatisit?AshereIlie[10]
　　Inthisstate-chamber，dyingbydegrees，Hoursandlonghoursinthedeadnight，Iask”DoIlive，amIdead?”Peace，peaceseemsall。
　　SaintPraxed’severwasthechurchforpeace；
　　Andso，aboutthistombofmine。IfoughtWithtoothandnailtosavemyniche，yeknow：——
　　OldGandolfcozenedme，despitemycare；
　　ShrewdwasthatsnatchfromoutthecornerSouthHegracedhiscarrionwith，Godcursethesame！
　　Yetstillmynicheisnotsocrampedbutthence[20]
　　Oneseesthepulpitontheepistle-side，Andsomewhatofthechoir，thosesilentseats，AndupintotheaerydomewhereliveTheangels，andasunbeam’ssuretolurk；
　　AndIshallfillmyslabofbasaltthere，And’neathmytabernacletakemyrest，Withthoseninecolumnsroundme，twoandtwo，TheoddoneatmyfeetwhereAnselmstands：
　　Peach-blossommarbleall，therare，theripeAsfresh-pouredredwineofamightypulse。[30]——
　　OldGandolfwithhispaltryonion-stone，PutmewhereImaylookathim！Truepeach，Rosyandflawless：howIearnedtheprize！
　　Drawclose：thatconflagrationofmychurch——Whatthen?Somuchwassavedifaughtweremissed！
　　Mysons，yewouldnotbemydeath?GodigThewhite-grapevineyardwheretheoil-pressstood，Dropwatergentlytillthesurfacesink，Andifyefind……AhGod，Iknownot，I！……
　　Beddedinstoreofrottenfig-leavessoft，[40]
　　Andcordedupinatightolive-frail，Somelump，ahGod，oflapislazuli，BigasaJew’sheadcutoffatthenape，Blueasaveino’ertheMadonna’sbreast……
　　Sons，allhaveIbequeathedyou，villas，all，ThatbraveFrascativillawithitsbath，So，letthebluelumppoisebetweenmyknees，LikeGodtheFather’sglobeonbothhishandsYeworshipintheJesuChurchsogay，ForGandolfshallnotchoosebutseeandburst！[50]
　　Swiftasaweaver’sshuttlefleetouryears：
　　Mangoethtothegrave，andwhereishe?
　　DidIsay，basaltformyslab，sons?Black——
　　’Twaseverantique-blackImeant！HowelseShallyecontrastmyfriezetocomebeneath?
　　Thebas-reliefinbronzeyepromisedme，ThosePansandNymphsyewotof，andperchanceSometripod，thyrsus，withavaseorso，TheSaviourathissermononthemount，SaintPraxedinaglory，andonePan[60]
　　ReadytotwitchtheNymph’slastgarmentoff，AndMoseswiththetables……butIknowYemarkmenot！Whatdotheywhisperthee，Childofmybowels，Anselm?Ah，yehopeToreveldownmyvillaswhileIgaspBrickedo’erwithbeggar’smouldytravertineWhichGandolffromhistomb-topchucklesat！
　　Nay，boys，yeloveme——allofjasper，then！
　　’Tisjasperyestandpledgedto，lestIgrieveMybathmustneedsbeleftbehind，alas！[70]
　　Oneblock，puregreenasapistachio-nut，There’splentyjaspersomewhereintheworld——
　　AndhaveInotSaintPraxed’seartoprayHorsesforye，andbrownGreekmanuscripts，Andmistresseswithgreatsmoothmarblylimbs?——
　　That’sifyecarvemyepitapharight，ChoiceLatin，pickedphrase，Tully’severyword，NogaudywarelikeGandolf’ssecondline——
　　Tully，mymasters?Ulpianserveshisneed！
　　AndthenhowIshallliethroughcenturies，[80]
　　Andheartheblessedmutterofthemass，AndseeGodmadeandeatenalldaylong，Andfeelthesteadycandle-flame，andtasteGoodstrongthickstupefyingincense-smoke！