Novella, equestrian portrait Duomo Florence,
battle-pieces in Louvre and Nat.
Sebastian Brera Milan, Madonna Berlin Mus.
Religion, though the chief subject, was notthe chief spirit of Venetian art. So he
was as regards the technical features of his art.
Everything he saw or felt was studied for
thestrength that was in it.
The theme was ever held in check by a regard
forproportion and rhythm.
At Venice even thedecorative wall paintings were
upon canvas, afterward inserted in wallor ceiling.
It is sometimes said to have been designed by
MichaelAngelo, but that is only a conjecture.
Religion, though the chief subject, was notthe
chief spirit of Venetian art. Helooked at all subjects in a calm, intellectual,
artistic way. Rome, several canvases Constabili Collection Ferrara; Lorenzo Costa,
frescos S.
Christianity was accepted by theVenetians, but with
no fevered enthusiasm. He was notso profound in feeling as Perugino, but at times he
appeared loftierin conception. He was notso profound in feeling as Perugino, but at
times he appeared loftierin conception. Religion, though the chief subject, was
notthe chief spirit of Venetian art.
Inthe fifteenth century these schools counted for
little either in menor in works.
Anastasia Verona; Liberale da Verona, miniatures
Duomo Sienna, St. Venice; Carlo Crivelli, Madonnas and altar-pieces Brera, Nat. It
was in method andexpression more than elsewhere that he showed the Greek spirit.
Venice; Carlo Crivelli, Madonnas and altar-pieces Brera, Nat. It is sometimes said
to have been designed by MichaelAngelo, but that is only a conjecture. The art of
thelatter was an _expression_ of individual power and was
purelysubjective.
Venice, Louvre, Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Vienna,
and other galleries; Catena, Altar-pieces S. Only one of them, Leonardo, can be
classed among theHigh Renaissance men.