The Life of Fra Angelico Da Fiesole ...Rivingtons, 1861 - 92 pagine |
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Pagina 42 - A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Pagina 47 - Fra Giovanni was kindly to all, and moderate in all his habits, living temperately, and holding himself entirely apart from the snares of the world. He used frequently to say, that he who practised the art of painting had need of quiet, and should live without cares or anxious thoughts ; adding, that he who would do the work of Christ should perpetually remain with Christ. He was never seen to display anger among the brethren of his order ; a thing which appears to me most extraordinary, nay, almost...
Pagina 14 - Tho' miserably, oft monstrously, abused By blind ambition, be this tribute paid. in. CISTERTIAN MONASTERY. " SERE Man more purely lives, less oft doth fall, " More promptly rises, walks with stricter heed, " More safely rests, dies happier, is freed " Earlier from cleansing fires, and gains withal
Pagina 88 - ... that, if some masters receive a ducat for painting one figure, you will certainly be offered two, and your wishes will be fulfilled according to the old proverb, Good work, good pay.
Pagina 4 - Hereby is that glorious attribute shown, evidently set forth before men and angels, in that it is accepted of every man according to that he hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Pagina 47 - ... improving any painting once finished. He altered nothing, but left all as it was done the first time, believing, as he said, that such was the will of God. It is also affirmed that he would never take the pencil in hand until he had first offered a prayer. He is said never to have painted a Crucifix without tears streaming from his eyes, and in the countenances and attitudes of his figures it is easy to perceive proof of his sincerity, his goodness, and the depth of his devotion to the religion...
Pagina 89 - I advise you, if you desire to preserve your complexion for a long period, to wash yourself with water from fountains, rivers, or wells ; and I warn you, that if you use cosmetics your face will soon become withered, your teeth black, and you will become old before the natural course of time, and be the ugliest object possible. This is quite sufficient to say on the subject.
Pagina 8 - ... extinguished ; and that, for six centuries, there existed for the thoughtful, the gentle, the inquiring, the devout spirit, no peace, no security, no home but the cloister. There, Learning trimmed her lamp ; there, Contemplation
Pagina 33 - Biondo da Forli, and Ferdinand of Arragon. And now, Fra Giovanni, appearing to the Pope to be, as he really was, a person of most holy life, gentle and modest, the Pontiff, on the archbishopric becoming vacant, judged Fra Giovanni to be worthy of that preferment ; but the Frate, hearing this, entreated his Holiness to provide himself with some other person, since he did not feel capable of ruling...
Pagina 89 - Heaven, and the favourite saints he particularises, ' may give us grace and strength to sustain and bear in peace the cares and labours of this world, and that those who study this book may find grace to study it and well to retain it, so that by the sweat of their brows they may live peaceably and maintain their families in this world with grace, and finally, in that which is to come, live with glory for ever and ever. Amen.