The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 4G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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... sent to have a sketch from each of them , and that Giotto sent him a circle made with the point of the pencil , and all at once , upon a piece of paper . Hence the proverb , " Tu sei più rondo che l'O di Giotto . " LEONARDO DA VINCI ...
... sent to have a sketch from each of them , and that Giotto sent him a circle made with the point of the pencil , and all at once , upon a piece of paper . Hence the proverb , " Tu sei più rondo che l'O di Giotto . " LEONARDO DA VINCI ...
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... sent to the celebrated Danish sculptor , Thorvaldsen , when at Rome , by the King of Prussia , the sculptor , in return , begged to inform his majesty , that one of his own sub- jects , a sculptor , resident like himself at Rome , was ...
... sent to the celebrated Danish sculptor , Thorvaldsen , when at Rome , by the King of Prussia , the sculptor , in return , begged to inform his majesty , that one of his own sub- jects , a sculptor , resident like himself at Rome , was ...
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... sent out to pass sentence on it . Viewing it in every light , and examining it with much care , during all which time Canova underwent the tortures of suspence , the Abbé exclaimed , C'est une cochonnerie . This was a death blow to the ...
... sent out to pass sentence on it . Viewing it in every light , and examining it with much care , during all which time Canova underwent the tortures of suspence , the Abbé exclaimed , C'est une cochonnerie . This was a death blow to the ...
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