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This is his everlasting claim to greatness, and it is this which will make him a source of highest æsthetic delight for a period at least as long as decipherable traces
Specimen book has survived not only five centuries but also leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged
To recognise these representations we have had to make many times the effort that the actual objects would have required
With sense of relief rapidly rising vitality our eyes scarcely had time to light it before we realise the throne occupying a real space
Virgin satisfactorily seated upon it, the angels grouped in rows about it. Our tactile imagination is put to play immediately
Our palms and fingers accompany our eyes much more quickly presence of real objects that varying constantly various projections represented
With the simplest rudimentary light and shade and functional line to render out all the possible outlines of variations of light and shade
The rendering of tactile values once recognised as the most important specifically artistic quality of Giotto’s work, and as his personal contribution to the art of painting
