, 1875-03-06

| ihtefe1k. Tho croes IL rlanL0'S OIL focas ~
cavity Of which skull liz pncod. This was 10
dead d work Of superior cScoi'enec, although
| executed pror Ia that course Of study upon
| Which llo aftcrward founded hts moro chnsacter-
ist!o asylo Three 4taanestea In inches outside Of
Tho MiscstcorlA Vcoolla at Flosoilco wero also
by him. and belong to this periul
| J}eI.y rieAn and a Ghibellne, In 1913. ho
was commissioned by tho faction to which llo bo-
longoi 10 oyorahrow tho GunrdAmorto Tower,
and, with tsa fall. destroy the old Church OF 6an
Giovanni. which was n favoritc resort Of tho
| tuclpLs. Fortunately for tho world, tho artist
spirit WAS stronger than that Of faction. and
| pisauo 10 arranged his work Of destruction that.
w!lcn tho tower foil, It lled tho Piazza with its
ruins, but cleared tho church.
| In 1850, nceording TO T,!.anl, he sch,.l! tho
Ch1rch Of sautA 1'riuita at Florence, md also
built or enlarged tho st. Domonico nt Arexzo,
tho Duomo at yoltcrra, and the riove aud Santa
Marghorisa At Cortona. AL Of these, however,
hnyp stnco bocn roa,oaolch, TNontn canA TO-
constructing that Of santa TrinIta In 1873. Tho
| Church Of San Michele, III l)orgo, Which ho conf
| rnence1 and Frs <angslmp, Ills pupil, finished,
| sud tho Can.pauslc of tue Church of San Nlcolo,
which ho bnlt, still exist records Of lis Style.
1 High as pieano stood rs m architect. II was
| not until 1860 that he took cql,al position AS
sculptor. At this time !s designed tho pulpit
for tho papt!stery at Pisa. Instead Of Using
tito old form Of = aascopbagus Aupportca on four
rl.lurs, he used for his pulpit n hoxagopal form.
Will, many supporting columns. sPannca by
round arches. lIo titus lad much tnuro room
| for ornament. Tho arches Lo. filled in with
| Gothic traccry, nnd above tho byzantine and
Cor:nthian capltals placed numerous statnettes.
M soli as In tho spandriis of tho arcl,es. Thrco
| OF tho columns aro supported on tho lacks OF
liona, which lave n mystical 9ucaninE. Tho flvo
has-rolicfs Which ho hce1ted by using tic hex
ngonal form represent tie Nativity, tha Adorn-
ton OF ttte Nasi. The Circumcision, t,o cr"e,, t,
Alteration ta tllo best, tho hgngcs representing
tho Madonna holding the Chill the Tires Kinga
CaFpar OF Ethiopia, DalthaXAr OF Saba, md
,nyrrll, fra,Slucellao. and gold. Dehind Mary
a,ands Joseph and also an angel. wlila beyond
the kugs aro their threo stoodA.. In thu Cifoun-
eision relief he has, oddly enough. introduced
Campo sau.o, Which hcrs, in tho shape Of an
amply fy-drspcd figure, asaiste ut the holy .ito.
After this. Als two most complete aud elaborate
works werc tho Sarcophagus OF st. Dominic and
tho pulpit at sicl,na. Il,cHo. wcre very
elaborate, realistic, and worthy Of lengthonel
description did npaco por1nit Tue influence OF
this work VAS felt throughout Italy, as Venice.
aud Pat'ua. in Pisa. Florence, I.ucca mud Sienna.
mud Mt Naulca. HIS other moro prominent works
were the Abbey at La scorGola md the Fonntn uas
perusia. lie gays tile final blow 10 barharisu, in
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scl,ool. Succeeding him came his pupils nplong
wlunl. rs tbs most famous. may first be mon-
GIOVANNI risAxo,
lie worked with bis father ttpon tho pulpit vt
! Sienna and tho fountain at Tcrugsh. Among his
moro prominent works more tho Campo Santo as
Pisa, aud some Of tho statues In it, Au orsgina!
but ugly group u al allegorieal statue Of r|sa
OIL pedestal, at tho four corners Of which
Htana rradcnce Tep'pc1anec, Forttqdq, aid
Justice. OF tl,ess tho nndo figure Of Temper"
.nco recalls .3thn austlus school. vl'ilo
aosgnsd ss sI'i for Ills lbs Church ii San Androa IN
Pistols after the model Of that which h.s father
had designed in Pisa. lis panels he filed with
tho 1unoc6ntH, tho Czucltixiou. and the Last
Judgment, OF theso tho Massacre has been
, considered Gioyaunis mnstarpoue, being hllsd
rs s1s a5aa 10rs1 sna s5snsh ndd,a ds asSG S
drsn, nud tmplnoabls IIorod hro Hll here Won
tlorfulIy real and ife.liko. Ito Wan eagaRed s1
nuinhrous otl1sr works OF unequal merit bit all
OF which bore tho stamp OF genius. At Flor
, cnce, which ho yinjted and wliore ho remained
/ two years, he Beems only to have been engaged
on Madonna and angels which aro iii lnneito
over ono Of tho silo-doo in TIM Duomo. Al
, lncad many Of lis Gothic e!omonts in hla
atchitocturni FORMS Az sculptor ho showed
, both originality aud dramatic power.
AMHoLY0 DEL CA3iutO,
pupil Of the older Pinaito's and fr{ond of Gio-
, yanni's, 10 completely belongs to FlOrnnca thNt,
t although Ills oniy well autLonticateQ bcMlptural
, work is ) monument to tho Cardinal do Drayo In
tho Church Of San Douon,ca at Orvieto, it IL
sufficient to establish ha fatne in that line. At
, rlorcnce he built the Luggia Of Or San Michele,
decorated tho exscsior Of tho D.ptlstery aud Do
, signed and commenced tho Sanka Croco, tho
! Duomo and tho pallazzo Vecchio: The Duomo,
) or Cathedral Of Santa Maria del Floro Ia slarua
like Latin cross, with groas nave two smaller
i aidc.nales, two trauacpts, sna Two tr'huncs out
. a oupola which Was finished by Drunollosehf.
Thin building 10 an excellent representation OF
, Arnulto's styls. Belonging to. tha eoloctic
school, It still Hhowod prednminnnco Of Gotho
! tllo tail windows divided into compas.,nents,
i. wore used by him. bnt so mingled with foreign
elomouta ~ To form an original Htyla calcd No.
I dla,ysl Florentiac. A1nolfo did NOT live to 200
! any of his groAt works completed, nor did biz
4 original ideaa form tho bAsis Of a now school.
i lie died ut llorohco III 1910.
. Succeeding him rNmo first
q ! ANDREA pLIASc,
4 pupil OF GlovAnui's, who aEas renowned A. tha
4 lnoAt .k'ful bronxa-casios in ltaly, In 1880 h1
. completed tho modelling Of tho bronze gatea 70.
tho Daptatcry IN Florence, which nfternard cost
4 him nine yalrs' labor to trab, They contain
twenty large panels filed with rcltofs among tho
most perfect and 4tritins Of which Was ta Buria
' Of St. John. There y, much sentiment mud
h beauty III tho design, With great an!sh. He mod
i, WORK Was tue for.if,ing OF tie pa1axxo vocchio
y NINO risANo,
= Lis SON. asshtsd tls father In tho bronze gates
:, mud also designed soma statuea which ahoy 4
v graceful aud tender sentiment. 1iiY oher son,
Tommaso IL not Us well known. Dettor known Ii
!, aaothor Of Audroa risano's pupils,
:" GIOVANNI AALDgccio III Pisa.
i Ills greatest work was monument to Ht
i Potur. martyr. in tho Church OF Eau EuAtoreio
at Milan. Itis contained eight altegorical LIZ.
j, uros OF great excallenco. Tlo most noted, now
~ ma Ia mira nFoA Ef
= !. built aud adornod nj Florouco tho Church att
Tabernacle OF Or 1T. Michele, which he OIL.
!. rcl!ed NTH great variety Of dc,lptnred do
/. eignb. Chief among these may be mentioned tht
il OF ler lenth. Another suporb work hY Ltm WA
d tho Loggia do l.aux. whla! hc ado1nod with vi.
- half hglsroa Of tho theological virtues In relief
b aud a group Of tho Virgla aud Child. With his