[M.188L]                                                              [M.188]	Academia Gate	188
                                                                      
                                                                      		transept Madonna of Amiens.  The Madonna features regular:
                                                                      		the drapery very graceful yet it looks more rigid than the
                                                                      		Ducal palace sculpture.  It bears date 1345.
                                                                      		The twisted shafts of it are the Doge palace section, without the
                                                                      		block fillings.
                                                                      		The two reliefs on each side of the door are each of under canopies
                                                                      		like that at p 72 {fig 1} which is the one on the right - over a St
                                                                      		Christopher:  The lines which separate the circle with head
                                                                      		are not, I think, joints:  only bold projections.  The head larger
                                                                      		at fig 2, and the opposite capital to the one drawn in its
                                                                      		place, at fig 3.  These capitals are incised only not ribbed
                                                                      		(that of the Madonna canopy is sharply rubbed as it turns)
                                                                      		and their shafts are plain rounded cable spirals.  The
                                                                      		St Christopher below is very barbarous;  in punta di piedi
                                                                      		as Vasari says and horrible feet they are:  and yet it reminds
                                                                      		me in many parts of the Noah:  and is I believe only a work
                                                                      		by second or third rate men, not much earlier.  The other
                                                                      		bas relief has date 1377
                                                                      		The door between: general outline and small figures on capitals
                                                                      		p 71 l Gothic book.  Archivolt section fig 2 p 72 l
                                                                      		Pil head fig 4 p 72.  The figures kneeling of course
                                                                      		occupy the angle of the square abacus which the mouldings
                                                                      		[?] leave undercut.

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