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A Wanderer in Venice

CHAPTER XVIII
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615 by Bartolommeo being exquisite.
Here too is a Cosimo Tura, No.

628, poor in colour but fine in the drawing of the baby Christ; and a rich unknown Lombardian version of Christ washing His disciples' feet, No.

599, which is not strong in psychology but has noticeable quality.
The most purely charming work in the room is a Boccaccio Boccaccini, No.
600, full of sweetness and pretty thoughts.

The Madonna is surrounded by saints, the figure in the centre having the true Boccaccini face.

The whole picture is a delight, whether as a group of nice holy people, a landscape, or a fantasy of embroidery.


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