He came the nearestto the sublime of any painter in
history through the sole attribute ofpower. Thus art began to free itself from
Church domination andto live as an independent beauty. Peters Rome, frescos Vatican,
pictures Berlin and Nat.
Heassimilated freely whatever he found to be good
in the art about him.
Even in color he was fine forFlorence, though not
equal to the Venetians.
Helooked at all subjects in a calm, intellectual,
artistic way.
Laterhe followed Giorgione and Carpaccio. Hewas an
excellent, if precise, portrait-painter. As a portrait-painter he was above
reproach.
Their work is so muchalike that it is often
difficult to distinguish the painters apart. Fra Bartolommeo was among the last of
the pietists in art.
He was the best ofthe immediate followers, none of
whom came up to the master. He never was a serious rival of Perugino,though a more
varied and interesting painter.
As a portrait-painter he was above
reproach.
There was no sentimental feature about
hisart.
The most daring man of his time, hewas a master in
anatomy, composition, motion. Fra Bartolommeo was among the last of the pietists in
art. The most of these followers find classification under the Manneristsof the
Decadence.
A man possessed of knowledge, heseemed to have no
original propelling purpose behind him.
Domenico Bologna, easel pictures in Pitti, Uffizi,
Nat.
He was a paintermore than a pietist, and was called
by his townsmen the faultlesspainter.
The worldly spirit of the Venetian people brought
about a worldly andluxurious art.
He was a paintermore than a pietist, and was called
by his townsmen the faultlesspainter. It is sometimes said to have been designed by
MichaelAngelo, but that is only a conjecture.
Rome, several canvases Constabili Collection
Ferrara; Lorenzo Costa, frescos S. The worldly spirit of the Venetian people brought
about a worldly andluxurious art. He was the best ofthe immediate followers, none of
whom came up to the master.
It was in drawing that he showed his power. The
most daring man of his time, hewas a master in anatomy, composition,
motion.
He was not a great originator,though a man of
ability.
Martino Maggiore, and many altar-pieces in
Acad.
Religion was visibly weakening though the
ecclesiastical stillheld strong. Even in color he was fine forFlorence, though not
equal to the Venetians.