This Is A New Release Of The Original 1872 Edition.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

In Six Volumes. Assisted By S. Arthur Strong.

CONTENTS OF VOL. IV CHAPTER I PAUE BRUNELLB6CHI. GHIBERTI, DONATELLO . ... 1 CHAPTER II MASOLINO ., . . ... 13 CHAPTER III MASACOIO . . . . ... 34 CHAPTER IV FRATE GIOVANNI DA FIE80LE, CALLED THE Atf GELICO . . 66, CHAPTER V PAOLO UCCELLO . . . . ... 106 CHAPTER VI ANDREA DEL CA8TAGNO AND DOHENIOO VENEZIANO, . .126 CHAPTER VII FRA FILIPPO LIPPI - . . . ... 144 APPENDIX JACOPO DEL SELLAIO . . ... 181 CHAPTER VIII THE PESELLI . . . ... 184 APPENDIX PESELLO AND PESELLINO . ., 201 CHAPTER IX ALESSO BALDOVINETTI ., . ... 205 vi CONTENTS CHAPTEE X IAOE THE POLLAIUOLI . . . . ... 216 CHAPTER XI ANDREA DEL VERROOCHIO . . ., 235 CHAPTER XII SANDRO BOTTICELLI, . ., 240 CHAPTER XIII FILIPHNO LIFH AND THE RAPHAELS . . ... 273 CHAPTER XIV EOMENICO GHIRLANDAIO . . . . 307 CHAPTER XY BENOZZO GOZZOLI AISD HIS ASSISTANTS . ., 344 INDEX . . . . . . 376 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS VOL. IV ST. LAWRENCE GIVING ALMS photogravure . Fro, Angelica . Frontispiece From a fresco in the Oratory of Nicholas V. in the Vatican. FACING PAGE HERODS FEAST .... Masolino ., 20 From a fresco in the Baptistery of Castiglione dOlona. FIVE FIGURES FROM HERODS FEAST . Masolino . . 22 A detail from a fresco in the Baptistery of Castiglione dOlona. ST. PETER RESUSCITATING TABITHA . Masolino . . 28 From a fresco in the Brancacci Chapel in the Church of the Carmine, Florence. PLAN OF THE FRESCOES IN THE BRANCAOOI CHANEL IN THE CHURCH OF THE CARMINE, FLORENCE . . . . . 44 CHRIST COMMANDING ST. PETER TO TAKE MONEY FROM THE FISHS MOUTH FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE TRIBUTE . . . Masaccio . . 46 From a fresco in the Brancacci Chapel in the Church of the Carmine, Florence. ST. PETER BAPTISING . . . Masaccio . . 50 From a fresco in the BrancacciChapel in the Church of the Carmine, Florence. ST. PETER IN CATHEDRA AND THE RESURREC TION OF THE CHILD . . . Masaccio and Filyppfao Lippi 52 From a fresco in the Brancacci Chapel in the Church of the Carmine, Florence. THE ANNUNCIATION . . . Fro, Angelica . . 76 From an altarpiece in the Oratorio del Gesu, Oortona. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD ENTHRONED, WITH SAINTS .... Fro, Angelica . . 84 From a fresco in the Museum of 8. Mark, Florence. ADORATION OF THE MAGI . . . Fra Angelico . . 86 From a fresco in the Museum of 8. Mark, Florence. THE PREACHING OF ST. STEPHEN . . Fra Angelico . . 100 From a fresco In the Chapel of Pope Nicholas V. in the Vatican. ADAM AND EVE EXPELLED FROM PARADISE . Paolo Uccello . . 118 From a picture in the Cloister of S. Maria Novella, Florence. THE DELUGE .... Paolo Uccello . . 118 From a fresco in the Cloister of S. Maria Novella, Florence. viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS VAOINU PACIB PIJPPO SPANO .... Andrea del Castogno, 128 From a fresco now in the Convent of S. AppoUonia, Floroneo. MADONNA AND SAINTS . . . Andrea del Caatn-gno . 134 From a picture in the Kaiser Friodrich Museum, Beirlln. MADONNA AND CHILD WITH SAINTS, . Domenico Feneziano . 140 From a picture in the Ultizi Gallery, Florence. MARTYRDOM OF ST. LTJOY . ...

In Six Volumes. Assisted By S. Arthur Strong.