Full text: A guide of the city of Florence

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ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI. 
in fresco, and a fifth in oil, the last representing St. Peter 
Martyr with the features of Savonarola. 
Mariolto Albertinelli, The Annunciation (51.), from 
the Monastery of San Zanobi, at Florence. 
71. Angiolo Bronzino, The Taking down from the 
Cross: grand, but unfortunately injured by the picture- 
cleaner. 
72. 70. Two fine portraits by the same artist: one 
unknown. The other is an armed soldier, probably one 
of the Medici. 
91. Cigoli. — Saint Francis receiving the Stigmata. 
An admirable painting: the expression of fatigue and utter 
weakness in the countenance of the Saint is admirably 
true to nature. According to the story, Cigoli felt himself 
unable to realise the idea of the Saint, when a pilgrim, 
wayworn and drooping, craved an alms. Cigoli requested 
him to serve as a model. The pilgrim consented, but 
dropped from debility: and, at that moment, the painter 
made the sketch which he worked up into this compo- 
sition. 
90. Cigoli. — Saint Francis in prayer, even more im¬ 
pressive than the preceding. 
Amongst a collection of small pictures and drawings 
by early masters, placed, provisionally, in rooms near 
the door of entrance, are many specimens of the ancient 
Tuscan school, on wood, literally painted tables, as they 
are called in our old English. Two by Frate Angelico, 
which served as shutters, and eight more, divided into 
35 subjects, where the actions of our Lord’s life are painted 
with great delicacy and beauty. These tablets were taken 
from the Convent of the Annunziata. 
By the same hand is the Last Judgment, full of sigu¬ 
res, many of them of a fine expression. 
The finest work in this department of the collection
	        
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