Lives of the Most Eminent Painters， Sculptors， and Architects —— Translated From the Italian of Giorgio Vasari， With Notes and Illustrations， Chiefly Selected

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ISBN: 9781330186459 出版年：2016 页码：531 Vol III Forgotten Books

The large and liberal hand wherewith Heaven is sometimes pleased to accumulate the infinite riches of its treasures on the head of one sole favourite， showering on him all those rare gifts and graces， which are more commonly distributed among a larger number of individuals， and accorded at long intervals of time only， has been clearly exemplified in the well-known instance of Raphael Sanzio of Urbino.No less excellent than graceful， he was endowed by nature with all that modesty and goodness which may occasionally be perceived in those few favoured persons who enhance the gracious sweetness of a disposition more than usually gentle， by the fair ornament of a winning amenity， always ready to conciliate， and constantly giving evidence of the most refined consideration for all persons and under every circumstance. The world received the gift of this artist from the hand of Nature when， vanquished by Art in the person of Michael Angelo she deigned to be subjugated in that of Raphael， not by art only but by goodness also.