Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

324 Aгts апd Cгaf'ts in tЬе М:iddle Ages

I not try in vain tl1e other day to make Ь.im understand that tl1e old pieces of gilded crystal used Ьу оuг ancestoгs and а little tarnished Ьу time,,vere ШОI'е favoнraЫe to colouг than those manufactured to-day?" "Indeed,you make а mistake,:Меssег Francesco," said he, "in hand­ ing over to the Bianchini all tl1e gold of modern manн­ facture. The Commissioпers lшve decided that the old will do mixed ,vith the new." ... "But did I not in vain try to make him u11de1·stand that tbls bгilliant gold ,vould lшrt the faces, and completely ruin tl1e effect of colour? " . . . The answeг of tl1e P1·ocurator ,vas," The Bianchini do not scгuple to нsе it,and theiг mosaics please the еуе mucl1 betteг than уошs," so his b1·othe1· Valerio,laugblng,asks,",УЬаt need of ,voпying yoшself afteг such а decision as that? Suppress the shadows, cut а breadth of material fгom а gгeat plate of enamel and lay it over tЬе bгeast of St.Nicaise,render St. Cecilia's beautiful hair ,Yith а badly cut tile,а pretty lamb f01· St. J 0�11 the Baptist,and the Commission will douЫe уош salary and the puЬlic clap its hands. Really,my bгother,you who dream of glory,I do not understand how you сап pledge yoшself to the worship of агt." "I dream of gloгy,it is tnie," гeplied Fгапсеsсо, "but of а gloгy that is lasting,not tl1e vain popularity of а day. I should like to leave ап lюпошеd name,if not an illustrious one,and make thosc who examine the cupolas of St. :Мark's five hundгed years hence say, ' Th.is was the " r шk of а conscientious aгtist.' " А descгiption follows of the scene of the mosaic workeгs