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| | Andrea del Sarto - Biography and Gallery of Art |
 | | But Andrea displayed farmore genius in his John baptising the multitudes, some undressing,some receiving baptism, and some waiting their turn, alreadyundressed, the expression of all being intense in their anxiety to becleansed of sin, while all the figures are so excellently done thatthey resemble a marble group. |
 | | Andrea, having previously boundhimself to do this, made no objection, and taking up the work hefinished it in a few months,3 doing a piece at a time, at his leisure,and it is considered the most facile work in the brightest colouringand best design that he ever did or that could be done. |
 | | Andrea being anxiousto serve a lord who had always favoured men of talent, and towhom he was much indebted, made him a Virgin seated on theground with a Child astride on her knees, turning His head toSt. |
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