. Un vitrail à la visite de l'Italie du nord. Il contient trop d'conventionalarchitecture, et est principalement intéressant pour theexcellent bleu de l'une des figures, et theunusually violet profond de l'autre. Le westwindow, montrant l'Annonciation, a également toomuch architecture, mais ici il est plus ingeniouslyemployed, la colonnade de gauche toright fonctionnant jusqu'à l'attention du centre de service à la Vierge,assis sous un pavillon classique Dainty. Bien morepleasing est la naissance du Christ, sur le sud. C'est vraiment délicieux, ainsi conçu et coloredas n'importe quelle fenêtre en Toscane. Ici il n'y a rien

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. A stained glass tour in Italy. he north contains too much conventionalarchitecture, and is chiefly interesting for theexcellent blue of one of the figures, and theunusually deep purple of the other. The westwindow, showing the Annunciation, also has toomuch architecture, but here it is more ingeniouslyemployed, the colonnade running up from left toright serving to centre attention upon the Virgin, seated under a dainty classical pavilion. Far morepleasing is the Birth of Christ, on the south. Thisis really delightful—as well designed and colouredas any window in Tuscany. Here there is nothingstiff, only a simple picture. The dark blue back-ground serves to throw out in strong relief theHoly Family and kneeling angels, while the wholecolour scheme is brightened by the yellow of thethatched roof and of Josephs garment, both on theleft side. Above all shines the Star of Bethlehem.It is a picture to store away in ones memory. Come back with us to Florence toward sunset.The hills on our left sometimes surge forward 114. INTERIOR OF PRATO CATHEDRALIn the background appears the splendid stained glass that softens the light forFillipo Lippis famous frescoes. The Zebra markings done in black and white marbles-are popular in Italy. Prato until they are threateningly close upon us, andagain they silently withdraw in a strong recedingsweep, only to lunge forward again. All the whilethe slowly dying sun is languidly shifting its tintsupon them from gay to grave—heather purple todull blue, to blue-grey, to grey, then sinkinginto twilight, cheered by the twinkle of out-poppinglights. 5 LUCCA PICTURE to yourself a range of mountainsrunning north-east and south-west, andclimbing up their slopes, or perched aloftamong them, many a picturesque villageor sturdy stronghold. At the foot of these hillsstretches off to the south a long plain ; upon thisplain at a point where other hills so encroach fromthe south as to make of it a valley, lies Lucca.Lucca, so often fought for, and con

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