A guide to the paintings in the churches and minor museums of Florence; a critical catalogue, with quotations from Vasari (1908) (14591161218)

Detail from The Birth of the Baptist, Ghirlandaio Identifier: guidetopaintings1908crut (find matches) Title: A guide to the paintings in the churches and minor museums of Florence; a critical catalogue, with quotations from Vasari Year: 1908 (1900s) Authors: Cruttwell, Maud Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574 Subjects: Art Painting, Italian Publisher: London, J. M. Dent New York, E. P. Dutton & co. Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: The Birth of the BaptistGhirlandaio. S. Maria Novella. The composition recalls that of Antonio Pollaiuolo inhis relief of the Silver Altar. 4 The Naming of the Child, These four scenes are by Domenico himself. Thoseabove are chiefly the work of assistants. i86 S. MARIA NOVELLA 5 The Preaching of the Baptist. 6 The Baptism of Christ. 7 The Feast of Herod. All are described by Vasari. (Vas. iii. 267-268.) Text Appearing After Image: Detail from the Birth of the BaptistGhirlandaio. S. Maria Novella. I (Left Wall.) The Expulsion of Joachim from theTemple. In this scene are jour men -portrayed jroni life inthe fart towards the window ; one—he who is old andshaven and wears a red hood—is Alesso Baldovinetti,Domenico^s master in painting and mosaic.^ (Moreprobably Tommaso Ghirlandaio, Domenicos father.) The other without a cap, with his hand on his hip,wearing a red mantle and blue doublet, is Domenicohimself, master of that work, drawn in a mirror by his CHOIR CHAPEL 187 own hand. He who has a mass of black hair withthick lips, is Bastiano da S. Gemignano, his discipleand brother-in-law (Bastiano Mainardi, who assisted Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colora