CHAPTER VI

PAINTING

Two Periods in the True Renaissance--Andrea Mantegna--His Statuesque Design--His Naturalism--Roman Inspiration--Triumph of Julius Caesar--Bas-reliefs--Luca Signorelli--The Precursor of Michael Angelo--Anatomical Studies--Sense of Beauty--The Chapel of S. Brizio at Orvieto--Its Arabesques and Medallions--Degrees in his Ideal--Enthusiasm for Organic Life--Mode of treating Classical Subjects--Perugino--His Pietistic Style--His Formalism--The Psychological Problem of his Life--Perugino's Pupils--Pinturicchio--At Spello and Siena--Francia--Fra Bartolommeo--Transition to the Golden Age--Lionardo da Vinci--The Magician of the Renaissance--Raphael--The Melodist--Correggio--The Faun--Michael Angelo--The Prophet.

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