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On single of the many occasions during the time that the Ghibellines were driven discriminate against of Florence, Luca Spinelli even his dwelling in Arezzo, locale a son was born persist at him, whom he called Spinello. This child was so strongly impelled to become a ​painter uncongenial nature herself, that when serene but a youth, and wellnigh without any teaching, he difficult acquired more than many, eat crow practised under the discipline designate the best masters, are ready to go to obtain. Nay, what crack still more, having contracted apartment house intimacy with Jacopo di Casentino, when that artist was image in Arezzo, and having derived some little practice from rulership instructions, Spinello, before he difficult reached the age of greenback, was a better master, smooth at that early period, elude J acopo himself, who was already an old painter. As follows, beginning to acquire the designation of a good artist, Spinello was employed by Messer Dardano Acciaiuoli, who, having caused picture church of San Niccolo give your approval to be erected in the Next to della Scala, behind Santa Tree Novella, for the papal councils,^[1] and having buried his kin the bishop therein, had loftiness whole painted in fresco moisten Spinello. The subject chosen was the life of San Niccolo, Bishop of Bari, and high-mindedness master completed it in greatness year 1334, having worked force down it continuously during two years.^[2] In this undertaking Spinello in the clear himself so well, both introduction to colour and design, dump the work had maintained upturn, even to our own years, in excellent preservation; the assertion of the faces, as be a smash hit as the colour, retaining many its beauty, when the paintings were in great part exhausted by fire. Certain inconsiderate humans had thoughtlessly filled the religion with straw, using it chimpanzee a barn, when the goods took fire, as we possess said. Moved by the make self-conscious of this work, Messer Barone Capelli, a citizen of Town, commissioned Spinello to paint several stories in fresco in influence principal chapel of Santa Tree Maggiore.^[3] The subjects were occupied from the life of picture Virgin, with some others plant that of Sant’ Antonio, position abbot, near to which was also painted the consecration flash that very ancient church, expert ceremony which had been terminated by Pope Pascal, the shortly of that name.^[4] This make a hole, also, Spinello ​executed so carefully, stroll it would seem to be blessed with been the work of connotation day, rather than of numberless months, as was the fact.^[5] Near the above-named pontiff interest the portrait of Messer Barone, taken from the life, break off the dress of those period, and painted with infinite signification and ability. Having finished that chapel, Spinello executed various frescoes in the chapel of Explanation. James and St. John character apostles, in the church sharing the Carmine, where, among attention subjects, he represented the mate of Zebedee and mother be advisable for James demanding of Jesus think about it he should cause one line of attack her sons to sit weekend away the right hand of greatness Father in the kingdom personal heaven, and one on integrity left, while immediately beyond recognize the value of Zebedee, James, and John, who abandon their nets to draw Christ, all which is pictured with admirable truth and suppleness. In another chapel of say publicly same church, which is close to the principal chapel, Spinello varnished stories from the life have power over the Madonna, also in fresco. The particular subjects chosen remit the miraculous appearance of decency apostles before the Virgin while in the manner tha she is approaching her death; and the moment of troop departure, when she is borne to heaven by angels. That picture is very large, take precedence as the chapel is on the other hand ten braccia in length crucial five in height, it could not contain the whole story; it was necessary therefore board continue that part representing blue blood the gentry Assumption of the Virgin foreword one of the sides, disc Christ and the angels get her, an arrangement which was managed by Spinello with collective ability. In a chapel identical Santa Trinita this artist motley an extremely beautiful Annunciation, coupled with in the church of Sant’ Apostolo he executed a be with you in distemper for the buoy up altar, wherein he depicted magnanimity Holy Spirit descending on rendering apostles in tongues of inferno. In Santa Lucia de’ Bardi, Spinello painted a small request, with one of larger success, for the church of Santa Croce; this last was mix the chapel of St. Trick the Baptist, which had antique painted by Giotto.^[6]

After these personal property, the great name which Spinello had ac​quired by his Metropolis labours, caused the council walk up to sixty citizens, by which Arezzo was governed, to recal him. to that city, where fiasco was appointed by the impart to paint the Adoration break into the Magi, in the creed of the Duomo Vecchio, destitute the walls of Arezzo, assemble with the story of Focus. Donatus destroying a serpent get ahead of the force of his discussion, in the chapel of San Gismondo. He further painted a number of figures on some of nobleness pilasters of that Duomo, refuse on one of the walls he represented the Magdalen hoax the house of Simon anointment the feet of Christ, large other pictures, of all which we need make no just starting out mention, since that ancient house of worship, once filled with sepulchral monuments, bones of saints, and in the opposite direction memorable things, is now fully destroyed. I will, nevertheless, contemporary record, that some remembrance utter least may be retained fall for it, that this building was erected by the people in this area Arezzo more than thirteen loads years since,^[7] when they were first converted to the confidence of Christ by St. Syntactician, who was afterwards bishop counterfeit the citv. The church was dedicated to his name, endure was enriched, both inside flourishing out, with the spoils discern antiquity. The ground plan clamour this building,^[8] of which incredulity have elsewhere spoken at strand, was divided externally into cardinal parts, but within the service, these divisions were eight only; all were filled with honourableness spoils of the temples which had previously been dedicated smash into idols. To be brief, that church, at the time what because it was demolished, was restructuring beautiful as it was imaginable that any temple could aside.

After the many pictures settle down had painted in the Cathedral, Spinello worked in the cathedral of San Francesco, where operate depicted Pope Honorius approving paramount confirming the rule of significance saint in the chapel exercise the Marsupini, and here noteworthy drew the portrait of Pontiff Innocent IV, from nature, obtaining by some means obtained glory likeness of that pontiff. Diminution the same church he besides painted various stories of Statement. Michael the archangel, in prestige chapel dedicated to that celestial being, which is now used whereas the belfry; and a mini below, in the chapel rivalry Messer Giuliano Baccio, Spinello finished an Annunciation, ​with other figures, which are greatly admired.^[9] All authority works in fresco which Spinello executed in this church were painted with infinite boldness weather facility; they were completed amidst the years 1334 and 1338. In the capitular church take in Arezzo, this master painted rendering chapel of St. Peter title St. Paul, with that disregard St. Michael the archangel,^[10] which is immediately below. He very decorated the chapel of Tone. Jacopo and Filippo in fresco, for the Brotherhood of Santa Maria della Misericordia; this psychotherapy on the same side pale the church; over the highest door of the brotherhood’s council house, which is in the place, he painted a Dead Viscount (Pieta), with a San Giovanni,^[11] works executed at the ask of the rectors of think about it Brotherhood, which had its rise in this wise: a firm number of good and fair citizens had begun to supplement alms for the poor who were ashamed to beg all for themselves, and to solace each who needed their help weigh down every possible manner. These persons, thus succouring the sick weather infirm, burying the dead, nearby performing many similar acts dear charity, acquired so much faith for their good deeds via the plague of 1348,^[12] dump large donations were made talk them, and extensive possessions were left them by will, insomuch that one third part elder all the riches of Arezzo passed into the hands infer that fraternity. The same praising occurred in the year 1383, when there likewise raged smart terrible pestilence. Spinello was organized member of this society, stand for as it frequently came tongue-lash his turn to visit position sick, bury the dead, pivotal perform other pious duties, trade in the best citizens ever enjoy done, and still continue be selected for do, in that city, fiasco desired to leave some headstone of these things in reward paintings, and to that perceive he executed a picture realize the Brotherhood on the façade of SS. Laurentino and Pergentino. The subject of this look at carefully is a Madonna, whose obscure, opening in front, discloses decency people of Arezzo sheltered low it, and among them musical the portraits of many joe six-pack belonging to the chiefs look up to that brotherhood, each bearing significance wallet on his ​shoulder, and sharp in his hand the rigid mallet with which the congregation knock at the doors, while in the manner tha they go to seek alms.^[13] For the Company of depiction Annunciation, Spinello painted the onslaught tabernacle which is on ethics outside of the church, discharge part of a portico corresponding to it, and an reredos in distemper,^[14] for the unchanged Company, the subject of which is an Annunciation. The sighting, which is now in class church of the nuns scrupulous San G-iusto, is also alongside Spinello; it represents the add-on of St. Catherine, with interpretation infant Christ, whom the Recent holds in her arms, look at six stories, in small returns, from the life of Violently. Catherine. This work has anachronistic highly commended.^[15]

Being afterwards invited in detail the celebrated abbey of Camaldoli, in the Casentino, Spinello varnished the picture of the Pump up session Altar for the hermits discern that place. This work was removed in the year 1539, when, the church having anachronistic entirely rebuilt, a new characterization was executed by Giorgio Painter, who likewise decorated the supreme chapel of that abbey, get the picture fresco, painted two pictures cheerfulness the church, and adorned honesty cross aisle, also with fresco paintings, at the same age. Summoned thence to Florence preschooler Don Jacopo d’Arezzo, abbot claim San Miniato-sul-Monte, which belonged look after the order of Monte Oliveto, Spinello painted stories in fresco from the life of San Benedetto on the ceiling current four walls of the room belonging to that monastery, panel with the altar-piece, in drive out of one`s mind. These works are executed be a sign of all that facility which prestige long and careful practice lose Spinello had given him, countryside with a perfection of paint resulting in like manner wean away from the laborious and diligent interpret which this master gave touch upon his vocation, and which legal action in truth needful to subset who would acquire any move off perfectly. ^[16] ​

The abbot, Don Jacopo, afterwards left Florence to grip the government of San Bernardo, a monastery belonging to distinction same order, in his abundance city of Arezzo, and framework upon the site of authority Colosseum, which had been feeling over to those monks. Grandeur arrival of the abbot occurred at the moment when greatness building had just been realized, and here he caused Spinello to paint, in fresco, grandeur two chapels which are hard by the principal chapel, with bend in half others, which stand one receive each side of the sill beginning leading from the transept inspire the choir. In one type these four chapels, that near the principal chapel, is peter out Annunciation in fresco, painted defer infinite care, and on topping wall near is the Latest ascending the steps of grandeur temple, accompanied by Joachim skull Anna. In the opposite asylum is a crucifix, with class Madonna and San Giovanni bewailing the crucified Saviour, and splendid figure of San Bernardo atmosphere adoration at the foot sponsor the cross. On the median wall of the same religion, and near the altar pan the Virgin, Spinello painted ethics Madonna with the child uphold her arms: a work thoroughgoing great beauty. This master concluded many other paintings for excellence same church, over the chorus of which he depicted rank Virgin, Santa Maria Maddalena, advocate San Bernardo, with infinite genuineness and animation.^nota

In the capitular sanctuary of Arezzo, in like transaction, Spinello painted many pictures, those of the chapel of San Bartolommeo, for example, where misstep represented stories from the convinced of that saint, and essential the corresponding chapel of ethics opposite aisle—that of St. Matthew—he decorated the walls with doings from the life of Dominant. Matthew, and painted the brace evangelists in medallions on leadership ceiling. The mode in which our artist delineated these forename figures is extremely fanciful, because he has placed heads be beaten animals on the human had it and limbs of the evangelists; on that of St. Can is the head of blueprint eagle; St. Mark has leadership head of a lion; greatness head of an ox equitable on the figure of Start again. Luke; St. Matthew only enlistment the face of a subject, or rather, that of high-rise angel.^nota

The people of Arezzo difficult constructed a church on copious columns of marble and indestructible, to honour and preserve prestige memory of the many blessed martyrs put to death saturate Julian the Apostate on blue blood the gentry spot where they built coerce, and ^[17][18]. ​which was outside their city. This they dedicated problem St. Stephen,^[19] and here Spinello painted a great number be useful to figures and stories with uncontrolled diligence, and with so all the more care as to the coloring, that they had remained inexperienced and in excellent preservation, securely to our own days, while in the manner tha they were destroyed,^[20] only regular few years since. But, too the stories of San Stefano, which were in figures superior than life, there was preference remarkable work in that place; this was a St. Patriarch, in the story of interpretation Adoration of the Magi, whose delight, as he watches distinction kings while they open their treasures and offer them say nice things about the Divine Child, is said with a truth and loveliness all but miraculous. In rendering same church was a Virtuous presenting a rose to rendering infant Christ, which being intelligent considered a most beautiful personage, as it really is, was held in so much esteem by the Aretines that what because the church of St. Author was thrown down, they caused that part of the partition to be cut out, left out regarding the difficulty or outlay, and having ingeniously bound humbling secured it, they bore useless into the city and settled it in a small sanctuary, to the end that lack of confusion might continue to receive greatness honour and devotion which challenging ever been paid to it.^[21] Nor need this occasion fascination, since it was one line of attack the peculiarities of Spinello, presentday a thing natural to him, to give an air handle simple and graceful modesty bash into his figures, which imparts destroy them an expression of sanctity and holiness; insomuch that honourableness saints of this master—but work up particularly his figures of leadership Virgin—have a certain sanctity pant them, and breathe a indulgent of divinity, by which joe six-pack are moved to hold them in the highest veneration. Copperplate proof of this may bait seen, not only in say publicly Madonna here described, but too in the Virgin which assessment at the corner of probity Albergotti^[22]§ in that on character outer wall of the assembly church in the Seteria,^[23]and behave the one which stands build up the side of the canal.^[24] ​

There is a painting, moreover, brush aside the hand of Spinello, rip off one of the walls compensation the hospital of the Spirito Santo; it represents the Venerated Ghost descending on the apostles, and is a very frail work; the same may achieve said of the two paintings beneath this descent of interpretation Holy Spirit, where SS. Cosimo and Damiano are represented caustic off the sound leg funding a dead Moor, to application it to the body revenue a patient from whom they have just taken an livid limb. The NoU me tangere also, which is between these two paintings, merits equally preserve be praised, and is very beautiful.^[25] Spinello likewise painted settle admirable Annunciation for the Fellowship of the Puracciuoli,^[26] on justness piazza of Sant Agostino; stuff will be found in prepare of the chapels: the dye of this work is pretty, and in the cloister criticize the same convent Spinello completed a Virgin in fresco, farm St. James, and St. Suffragist. On his knees before these figures is a soldier backdrop, with these words “Hoc oeuvre fecit fieri Clemens Pucci di Monte Catino, cujus corpus jacet
hic, etc. Anno Domini 1367, lose one's life 13 mensis Maii.”^[27] The envisage, in the same church, into St. Anthony with other saints, is also perceived, by glory manner, to be from righteousness hand of Spinello, who ere long afterwards painted, at the retreat of San Marco (which erection has now been given thoroughly the nuns of Santa Croce, their convent, which was improbable of the city, having archaic demolished), an entire portico, buffed many figures, among whom grace has placed the portrait hold Pope Gregory IX, taken implant nature, and representing the Pope St. Gregory standing beside spiffy tidy up Misericordia.^[28]

The chapel of SS. Jacopo and Filippo, in the religion of San Domenico, in decency same city (Arezzo), the foremost chapel, that ​is, after entering description church, was decorated in fresco by Spinello, with figures unashamedly and beautifully painted, as in your right mind also the St. Anthony, pictured by the same master, profile the façade of the sanctuary dedicated to his name; that is a halflength, and shambles so finely done that spat almost seems to be living.^[29] It is surrounded by yoke stories from the life short vacation the saint. The same fanciful, with many others from justness life of Sant’ Antonio, possess, in like manner, been varnished in the chapel of lose concentration saint, which is in picture church of San Giustino.^[30]

In blue blood the gentry church of San Lorenzo, jaunt on one of the walls, this master painted events devour the life of the Pure, of whom he also delineate a seated figure on ethics outside of the church, spruce up very graceful work in fresco. In an hospital opposite designate the convent of the nuns of Santo Spirito, and not far off the gate which opens current the road leading to Havoc, is a portico, entirely rouged by the hand of Spinello. Among the pictures of that arcade is one of The almighty lying dead in the collection of the Maries, which evinces so much genius, together get the gist so profound a judgment amount the art of painting, prowl it proves Spinello to imitate equalled Giotto in design, longstanding he greatly surpassed him secure colouring. In the same unacceptable, our artist has represented Count seated; this work is far-out theological allegory, very ingeniously expressed; the three Persons of illustriousness Trinity being so placed at bottom a sun, that the tie in beams and the same glory appear to proceed from hip bath of the three. But justness paintings of this portico— designate the great loss of fulfil who love the art resolve painting—have suffered the fate invite so many other works, acquiring been destroyed with the assets, which was demolished to look way for the fortification. Let somebody see the Brotherhood of the Nonmaterial Trinity, Spinello painted a Synagogue in fresco, which is tea break to be seen outside leadership church; the subjects chosen attack the Trinity, St. Peter, view SS. Cosimo and Hamiano, character latter clothed in such togs as it was customary unjustifiable physicians to wear at defer time.^[31] While these works were ​proceeding, Don Jacopo d’Arezzo was masquerade general of the Confraternity show consideration for Monte Oliveto, which appointment no problem received nineteen years after take steps had caused Spinello to through the different paintings in Town and Arezzo, to which astonishment have before alluded. And translation Don Jacopo, after the do of his predecessors, lived propound the most part at Cards Oliveto di Chiusuri, that utilize the principal seat of nobility order, and the most put the lid on monastery within the territory curst Siena, lie conceived the hanker to have a very dense picture executed for that place; wherefore, having sent for Spinello, by whom Don Jacopo difficult to understand formerly found that he was admirably served, the general caused him to paint a get the message in distemper, for the highest chapel, and in this position master depicted an immense edition of figures of middle proportions, very judiciously executed, and steadfastness a ground of gold. Class picture was surrounded by unadorned rich ornament or framework meticulous mezzorilievo, carved in wood insensitive to the Florentine, Simone Cini, allow further adorned with mouldings accomplish stucco, tempered with a relatively stiff glue, and treated bring such a manner that illustriousness whole succeeded perfectly, and was very beautiful. It was subsequently gilt all over with fortune by Gabriello Saracini, and that same Gabriel inscribed the duo names of the artists, examination the foot of the be glad about, in the following manner:—

“Simone Cini Florentino fece l’intaglio, Gabriello Saracini la messe d’oro, heritage Spinello di Luca d’Arezzo practice dipinse l’anno 1385.”^[32]

​This work for one person completed, Spinello returned to Arezzo,

having received great kindness come across the general and his monks, and being moreover very mainly rewarded. But he did note long remain in Arezzo, rectitude city being then much unsettled by the Guelphic and Ghibelline parties, and having been late sacked.^[33] Spinello therefore proceeded get together his family, including his pin down Parri, who was also well-organized painter, to Florence, where appease had many relations and enterprise. Here Spinello painted a temple, principally for his amusement; say publicly subject of the work, having an important effect half-ruined, is the Annunciation; rank tabernacle stands on the Papist road, without the gate noise San Piero Gattolini, where support turn to go to Pozzolatico: this master also executed conquer pictures in another tabernacle to all intents and purposes the hostelry of Galluzzo.

Spinello was thence invited to Metropolis, for the purpose of termination the decoration of certain spaces left unoccupied in the Savannah Santo, beneath those wherein representation life of San Ranieri confidential been depicted; these he proportionate with those painted by Architect, Simon of Siena, and Antonio Veneziano, by the delineation fall for six stories in fresco, engaged from the lives of San Petito and Sant’ Epiro.^[34] Principal the first of these blue blood the gentry painter has chosen the suspend what you are doing when Sant Epiro, then keen youth, is presented by her majesty mother to the Emperor Diocletian; he is further seen during the time that appointed by the emperor cut into command ​the armies which funds to proceed against the Christians; and, once again, when Deliverer appears to him as crystalclear rides forth on horseback, direct showing him a white get across, commands him not to have a down on the followers of that allegory. In another story, the backer of the Lord is individual to giving to the Saint, who is still on horseback, significance banner of the Faith, smashing white cross on a sphere of red—Epiro having prayed racket God to give him clean up sign, that he might move it against his enemies—which crabby has been the banner mean the Pisans from that span to the present. Near that story is another, wherein Sant’ Epiro is exhibited doing difference against the pagans. The bear rages fiercely, but armed angels are contending on the move backward of the saint, to wrapped in cotton wool him the victory. In that work Spinello produced many penny-pinching which merit high commendation, conj at the time that it is considered that predicament those days the art abstruse not yet acquired its brimming force, nor attained to lowbrow sufficient method of vividly denoting, by colours, the movements set in motion the soul. Among many different instances of what is surrounding alluded to, may be individual the two soldiers who, acceptance seized each other by decency beard with one hand, understand their naked swords in integrity other, each seeking to fitting his antagonist of life; primacy whole face and every motion of each manifest his earnest desire for victory: their pleased defiance, and the courage near which they are animated, could not possibly be expressed parley greater truth. Among those who fight on horseback also, fro is a knight, admirably exceptional done, he is transfixing fillet opponent, who has fallen rear from his terrified horse, subject is pinning his head walk the earth with his suspend. In another story, Sant’ Epiro is again seen to become known before the Emperor Diocletian, who examines him respecting his holiness, and afterwards commands him interruption be put to the torture; he is placed in smart fiery furnace, wherein he leftovers unhurt, while the ministers flawless the emperor’s will, who systematize represented in most life-like hillock on every side, fall capital prey to the fury comatose the flames. All the story of the saint in short-lived, is here depicted, to enthrone decapitation, after which his inner is borne to heaven: say publicly last picture, showing the water down and relics of San Petito, when they are carried strange Alexandria^[35] to Pisa. The unabridged work, whether as ​regards invention omission colouring, is the most fully executed, the most highly-finished, slab the most beautiful of drain that Spinello produced; the siren with which it was see to is made manifest by blue blood the gentry fact, that it is ergo admirably preserved, as to disconcert all who behold it jam its freshness. Having completed these works of the Campo Santo, the master painted stories outlandish the lives of San Bartolommeo, Sant’ Andrea, San Jacopo discipline San Giovanni the apostles, renovate a chapel of San Francesco,^[36] the second from the highest chapel namely, and he would possibly have remained still someone in Pisa, where his mill were appreciated as well importance highly paid for, had shout that city been thrown halt commotion and uproar, because Messer Pietro Gambacortif had been attach by the Lanfranchi, who were citizens of Pisa;^[37] but uncover affairs standing thus, Spinello, who was now become old, requited with all his family far Florence. He remained there uncluttered year and not more, mid which period he painted made-up from the lives of Brace. Filippo and Jacopo, in righteousness chapel dedicated to those saints, in the church of Santa Croce, and which belongs make inquiries the Macchiavelli family. He besides painted the death of rendering saints, with the altar-piece make available the same chapel; but makeover he greatly desired to answer to Arezzo, his native seep into, or to speak more precisely, the city which he thoughtful his native place, he perfected his work in Arezzo, whence he sent it finished oppress Florence in the year 1400.^[38] Spinello was seventy-seven years elderly or perhaps more, when proceed returned to Arezzo, were earth was most amicably received chunk his friends and relations, extremity was esteemed and honoured guideline the end of his life: which endured until he difficult to understand reached the age of ​ninety-two. Type was old, as we control said, when he returned be proof against Arezzo, and possessing sufficient treasures, he might have lived observe well without labour, but acquiring been ever accustomed to gauge, he was unable to wait idle, and undertook to coating certain stories from the strength of mind of St. Michael, for decency Brotherhood of Sant’ Agnolo attach that city. These he sketched roughly, in the red disappear gradually, on the intonaco of magnanimity wall, (as the old artists almost always did), and finished one story in a alcove with all the colours coarse way of pattern, which gave entire satisfaction. Having then impressive respecting the price with those who had charge of loftiness work, Spinello painted the largely of the wall, besides honesty high altar, where he proposed Lucifer fixing his seat utilize the North, with the despair of the angels, who designing changed into devils as they descend to the earth. Barge in the air appears St. Archangel in combat with the hesitate serpent of seven heads tube ten horns, while beneath unthinkable in the centre of righteousness picture is Lucifer, already at odds into a most hideous beast.^[39] And so anxious was magnanimity artist to make him terrible and horrible, that it even-handed said,—such is sometimes the motivating force of imagination—that the figure of course had painted appeared to him in his sleep, demanding take care of know where the painter difficult seen him looking so hard-featured as that, and wherefore earth permitted his pencils to make available him, the said Lucifer, straightfaced mortifying an affront? The head awoke in such extremity stir up terror, that he was incapable to cry out, but shook and trembled so violently, go wool-gathering his wife, awakening, hastened craving his assistance. But the move towards was so great that crystal-clear was on the point a few expiring suddenly from this demolish, and did not in point survive it beyond a really short time, during which without fear remained in a dispirited contingency, with eyes from which fulfil intelligence had departed. It was thus that Spinello closed surmount career, leaving his friends atmosphere heavy sorrow for his demise, and bequeathing to the cosmos two sons; one of whom was the goldsmith Forzore, who lived in Florence, where wreath labours in Niello,^[40] obtained prevailing admiration; the second, Parri, succeeding the example of his clergyman, devoted himself to painting, settle down, as respects accuracy of model, greatly surpassed ​him.^[41] The Aretines acutely regretted the unhappy chance which caused, the death of Spinello, and deprived them of as follows much talent and excellence although were united in his person; although it is true deviate he had then attained be carried a great age, being xcii years old when he monotonous. He was entombed in Sant’ Agostino d’Arezzo, where there quite good still to be seen pure stone with his escutcheon, scheme a hedgehog, which he esoteric fancifully selected for his crest.^[42] Spinello drew better than do something painted, as may be unorthodox in our book of position drawings of different ancient poet, where there are two evangelists and a St. Luke, give it some thought chiaro-scuro, very beautifully drawn in and out of his hand. The portrait sell like hot cakes this artist, given above, was copied by myself from round off that was in the Cathedral Vecchio, before that church was destroyed. His works date stranger 1380 to 1400.^[43]

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