The century illustrated monthly magazine (1882) (14583975718)

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Title: The century illustrated monthly magazine
Year: 1882 (1880s)
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Subjects: American literature
Publisher: New York : Century Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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GROUP OF ANGELS, BY BENOZZO GOZZOLI. (FROM THE FRESCO IN THE CHAPEL OF THE RICCARDI PALACE, FLORENCE.) of the Renaissance ; and in the densest part of It is such a collection of unquestionable por- the crowd, and no matter what his action, traits as I do not know elsewhere in the world, every actor turns his face more or less so as to The groups of worshiping angels at the be seen and recognized by those who know right and left of the altar are exquisite testi- him. There is no mistaking that for every one monials of the influence of Fra Angelico, and 6o BENOZZO GOZZOLI. their loveliness is rendered by Mr. Coles selec-tion, as the manner of portraiture is by thehead from the crowd at the end of the proces-sion which Benozzo marked as his own. One ing around the room,— the majesty of compo-sition that he had learned from Masaccio. Itis a work in all its qualities sui generis. Theexclusion of light and weather from it has