He thus did not begin to work until the finer impulses of the Renaissance were exhausted.

Giovanni da Bologna, although he, it is true, was even later (1524-1608), I find more sympathetic; while Landor boldly proclaimed him superior to Michelangelo.

His "Mercury," in the middle of the room, which one sees counterfeited in all the statuary shops of Florence, is truly very nearly light as air.

If ever bronze floated, this figure does.

His cherubs and dolphins are very skilful and merry; his turkey and eagle and other animals indicate that he had humility.