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SATURDAY, MARCH, 6,
Duomo at 6cna. Another pupil. known ~ II
Vccchicts, was original III his ktylc. but with
hard dry mannetism about n, that, Wlilo very
1ite-lfks, wAA still nnnttrArtivc.
LORENZO al1nEnT1.
In Florence tho iirnt arti.t worthy OF nolo
sccfns 10 he 1.oranzo Qhibett1, who NaH horn in
lisl. 1lo first becamo known through sot'o
aIatatastA, At RlniinE. Although, promised nd
vAncomcnt by htnlatosta, ho returned to Flor
onco to compete for tho bronxo door Of the Dap
History, aud was selected with llyo others to caAt
These wcro to bo presented in a year to tho
inhgoa for snproyal.. 'A,uong tito competitions
vas anotlcr Fioreut,no, f'rnneilcschi, ana tho
Judges woro undecided A. 10 which OF these two
%Sdssa ~ favor w'fa IL ss soor s;te
noc.n to have wondered that thore should havo
been She !aaat hesitation In tho matter. 10 much
superior does 0hlpcrti'a model feon.. hftor fin
ishing tho tirst, qhieosu WIS a, commissioned : 70
greater portion Of hin Mo, having been com.
tnotcod when he was %, mud not Anlnl!cd until
l4e wnu 74. A description Of ttcm would uconpy
too much space but they sTS Tendsin n 1s
to being g. Fntnter In bronzo. Yet thoro sna
withat an e1travAgsnco about htA sty!o which tho
furlAts have always condemned. 40 sculptor
III tho round ''e was not 90 successful ab III sho7o
baa-reticfs. which he hnndictl NJ II tfioy werc
paintings anil Lis chincl was brish. ot lIia
other wurks thoro Is mol rooin to 1aoak. Ghibcrtl
died in 1A52.
nnuHztLrscut.
who was contemporary Of Hhibertt, and COM
upon in tile light af On architect rather than
sculptor. mud ne sl,ch wNs ainon5 tho Ercatast nr-
tats VI lis age. ue was also y Pasnecr ana
workcr In bronzo. I1o went to Homo, md from
1.I.. s.U-n At. ttAs tEr -
tho Cathedral III Florence after tho san,s mo!el
which Michel Angelo afterwards nsoa for 81. ro-
tcrs. This was really hia great work,
DoHArEf.Lo
sculptor who prccodoi sIicllet Angelo. lIo WINS
born nt Floronco in 1886, and from tho first was
nndor tho weatthy patronage Of lsnbczto alartol-
IL. Among his Bcst works aro to DO mentioned
his st. George 1t STA. Croeo Tho warrior satnt
Bcoa to hnre hal moro attraction for tho artist
thAn those OF Biblical fame. At least hih SUCCESS
IN his imporpouatlon IL far better. lilo was
thoroughly rcalistlc in composition. bus acenloi
to have an admirable taste in Judging, Of o1oot
his statuos, ubothor eiisgly or In groups- lie
studied tho antique and closely initiated It In many
Of his protiuotions especially among Ills smaller
pieces, and hiB reliafs show It by quaint, fancy.
bronze ratera from tho Alar!olli collection In tho
Kcnhington Museum. Upon 1t arc half.wro1,ghs
figures Of HIienus and : Bncchanto. II IN an
acknowledgements pieca OF Workm1nhl'ip, and
pronounced "unl1no Of ita kind. " 40 admirably
trophies. executed, and tho whole farther cn-
tlcliad with dAmnsconol work aud foliatcl orna-
mert4. hLuch Of his work is to be found at Flor-
enca, aud 1t had marked influence upon tho
art of his time. During the latter ycrsa OF Lin
ito ho was occupied at San Lorenzo upon tho
sruccoes, pnlrits, bnHty, and bronge tonra Of tho
Sacriety. Among his other works may bo mon-
toned O st. john and Ut. Cccelia, and an cE~
-1S.k t1nvnt Aha
UA1zi raIace. Ho died at Floronee in 1AG0.
Among Donatollp'a pupils and foiloW-artiste
wioHo Hork Ii worthy Of mention. must 10 namod
Michelosah, who added Bomo originality to hia
ntyo; Desi!lerio Do gsttiguano. whoAo manuor k y
captivating !" Antouto Fltaroto. who seema to
havo worried With Donatollo; 3tmono Floruu-
tnao; aud Andrea yerrechia. Each Of theao
men loft monuments worthy to bc placed among
tho Immortal ork6 Of art, even II thoy failed to
reach itA highest Interpretation. In 400
LUCIA BELLA noDnIA
WnH born, and wbile not 80 great au nrtist ne
Shlborsl or ponhtallo, ho did so1ue excellent
uorit- His name, however, il moro thoroughly
identified with tie introduction Of enamel Into
ars and tho production Of Eonblh ware, Sew
oral OF his works In this species OF cnAniel arc
Htill III existence. among which IL an alts1-piecn
in tho Church OF Osaorvnnza, near gicpa. The
tnGmberB OF his family, who survived htn,. OF
tondos& iss usc, aud introduced polychromatio
architecture,
'.
MtEoE An1ia95. ..,. T.,
9ne q .ns ,noat aa .a;aoa M scso st; "orfa ~
Qucct Tho lloaRnhnoB, ono OF whom waH born
III 1ae9 anu tho otnor III ~. ntou9cea somc ao'
nrahie ecaiptnial ana afealsoetfal M wor4. o. s,,
Ahother FAMOUS setlftor Was AilEo u nlovan. van
~. 9ofn IA taat. among !,a Mo.Ra . t41 1sI oiss
oI ulsllop saintate..h the Wnolno ~ I!csoio
itlo DUE Is Woi1uofia' ont FL. more 6i nennsl1u
10 ~ a1taE-Pieco VIII ai1uonnn anu Cuiu aue ass
Infant T.. soiin. nsHAoH c1veta!tt, poea ~ iioo
Neg naaea ILL.,, Ms quu.1 ~ LUG oaooae,ss sotks .,
thsr.,.n,a ~ ~. Th"rni ~ ~ Iin9, 4. a.