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In Six Volumes. Assisted By S. Arthur Strong.

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 . ...