Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

Inlay апd l\1osaic

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and those who attempted less chiaroscшo were шоге successful from а decoгatoг's point of vicw. Tbls work covered ccntшies. The earliest datc of the ornamental work in Siena is 1369. Froш 1413 to 1423 Domenico del Coro, а famous \vorker in glass and iп intarsia, was superinteпdent of the woгks. The beauty and spirit of шuch of the earlier inlay have been iшpaired Ьу restoгation, but tl1e \vlюle effect is uniqнe, and on so vast а scale that one hesitates to criticize it jнst as one hesitates to cгiticize the \vindows at Goнda. One compartшent of the floor is in genuine шosaic, dating from 1373. The designer is tшknown, but the fecling is very Sicnese; Romulus and Remus агс sееп in their customary гelation to the domcsticated wolf, \vhilc the syшbolical animals of various Italian cities are arranged in а seгies of circles arouвd this centrepiece. One of the most striking designs is tЬat of Absalom, lшпgiпg Ьу his hair. It is in sl1arp hlack and ,vhite, аш1 tne foliage of the trecs is rешагkаЫу decorative, reпdered with interesting minuti�. Tbls is attributed to Pietro del Minella, and ,vas begun in 1447. А very interesting coшposition is that of the РаrаЫе of the Mote and the Веаш. This is an early work, about 1375; it shows t,vo gentleшen in the costume of tl1e peгiod, arguing in courtly style, one apparently de­ claiming to the other hovv mucl1 better it would Ье for him if it were not fог the mote in his еуе, while from the еуе of the speaker himself extends, at an impossiЫe angle, а huge wedge of wood, longer thaп his head, from