Pisano, the Italian restorer of Sculpture, exercised the art in his own country : it was also finished forty-six years before the Cathedral of Amiens, and thirty-six years before the Cathedral of Orvieto was begun ; and it seems to be the first specimen... The Imperial Island: England's Chronicle in Stone - Page 132by James Frothingham Hunnewell - 1886 - 445 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1829 - 592 pages
...Pisano, the Italian restorer of sculpture, exercised the art in his own country : it was also finished forty-six years before the Cathedral of Amiens, and...of sacred history, that is to be found in Western Europe. It is, therefore, probable, that the general idea of the work might be brought from the East,... | |
| John Flaxman - 1829 - 466 pages
...Pisano, the Italian restorer of Sculpture, exercised the art in his own country : it was also finished forty-six years before the Cathedral of Amiens, and...of sacred history, that is to be found in Western Europe. It is therefore probable that the general idea of the work might be brought from the East,... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1832 - 332 pages
...Pisano, the Italian restorer of sculpture, exercised the art in his own country ; it was also finished forty-six years before the Cathedral of Amiens, and...magnificent and varied sculpture united in a series of sound history that is to be found in western Europe. The style both of the sculpture and architecture... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1830 - 494 pages
...Pisano, the Italian restorer of sculpture, exercised the art in bis own country ; it was also finished forty-six years before the Cathedral of Amiens, and...magnificent and varied sculpture united in a series of sound history that is to be found in western Europe. The style both of the sculpture and architecture... | |
| Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 pages
...Pisano, the Italian restorer of sculpture, exercised the art in his own country. It was also finished forty-six years before the cathedral of Amiens, and...of sacred history, that is to be found in western Jiurope. It is probable that the general idea of the work might be brought from the east by some of... | |
| Lives - 1833 - 588 pages
...Pisano, the Italian restorer of sculpture, exercised the art in his own country. It was also finished forty-six years before the cathedral of Amiens, and...of sacred history, that is to be found in western Europe. It is probable that the general idea of the work might be brought from the east by some of... | |
| Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 606 pages
...Pisano, the Italian restorer of sculpture, exercised the art in his own country. It was also finished forty-six years before the cathedral of Amiens, and...of sacred history, that is to be found in western Europe. It is probable that the general idea of the work might be brought from the east by some of... | |
| Benjamin Winkles - 1836 - 412 pages
...Pisano, the Italian restorer of sculpture, exercised the art in his own country. It was also finished forty-six years before the cathedral of Amiens, and...of sacred history, that is to be found in Western Europe. It is therefore probable that the general idea of the work might be brought from the East by... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1837 - 334 pages
...Pisano, the Italian restorer of sculpture, exercised the art in his own country ; it was also finished forty-six years before the Cathedral of Amiens, and...before the Cathedral of Orvieto was begun, and it seems M be the first specimen of such magnificent and varied sculpture united in a series of sound history... | |
| Henry Allon - 1845 - 646 pages
...country ; it was also finished fortysix years before the Cathedral of Amiens, and thirty-six before that of Orvieto was begun ; and it seems to be the first...of sacred history, that is to be found in Western Europe.' So that, up to that date at least, it would seem that England was ii 2 taking the lead among... | |
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