Artist-Biographies, Vol. 5 of 5: Fra Angelico; Murillo; Washington Allston (Classic Reprint)

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Artist-Biographies, Vol. 5 of 5: Fra Angelico; Murillo; Washington Allston (Classic Reprint) Details

Excerpt from Artist-Biographies, Vol. 5 of 5: Fra Angelico; Murillo; Washington AllstonSo have I found the acclaiming voices, issu~ ing from the heart of the fold of St. Dominic, and sounding the praises of the Angelic Broth er; and have done what I could to translate them into the rational language of another era and another hemisphere. One note, which comes down to us ever and again in the words of the two monk-writers as on the canvases of their forerunner, and subject, I have ventured to omit as discordant. That note is the cease less Ave Maria.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.