Identifier: antonioallegrida00riccrich (find matches)
Title: Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Ricci, Corrado, 1858-1934 Simmons, Florence
Subjects: Correggio, 1489?-1534
Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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e. Some of thefigures are of incomparable grace and beauty. Their eyes sparkle,their lips smile, the tresses of their fair hair sway with the air andmotion, their bodies quiver and palpitate. On that side of the zoneof cloud which is opposite to the Virgin, the angels are more scattered,and every figure is foreshortened. They appear to rise and cleave theclouds in a vertical flight, as if hastening to precede her arrival in theempyrean, and greet her before the throne of the One in Three. Above, a great multitude of the blessed are seated in a circlewatching the Assumption of the Virgin and the angelic throng at-tending her. In the midst of the universal joy we are reminded ofthe great tragedy of the Old Testament. Eve holds out the apple inher right hand, with a gesture that seems to say, Soar up to God,O mystic Dove! Thou hast atoned for me ! Thou hast madereparation for the first sin ! And among the crowd we see Abraham with Isaac, and Judith,carrying the bloody head of Holofernes.
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