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Title: The desk book of facts for physicians and pharmacistis
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Walsh, Ralph, 1841- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Medicine
Publisher: Washington, D.C.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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el, that the romanceof his life began with his ardent friendship for Vit-toria Colonna. In perfect reverence and loyalty helavished on her not only all the deep tenderness anddevotion of which such a nature as his was capable,but he was prodigal in dispensing for her the treasuresof his great genius; for she is said to have been thetheme of his finest sonnets, which he mastered with thesame gigantic stroke as he did the productions of hischisel; and his most exquisite drawings were createdfor her gratification. Besides all of this, he foundtime in the midst of his mighty undertakings to spendlong, bright hours in her society; and finally when,during political crises, they were separated, a closecorrespondence kept their hearts united. This attachment was also a great solace to thegifted poetess, who rejected all suitors to her handand remained true to the memory of the husband ofher youth, the Marquis of Pescara, while cultivatingliterary pursuits to the end of her life in the compan-
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Artists.Raphael. Olotto, Mlchaelangclo.Fra AngelIco. Leonardo da Vinci, ^ge of Invasion in ionship of the great sculptor; and when she diedMichelangelos life was darkened by the shadow ofthis great grief. At Florence, Michelangelo had met Leonardo daVinci and competed with him in making designs forthe Palazzo Vecchio. Leonardo had been brought toMilan by Ludovico Sforza, and in the short time hewas there he painted * The Last Supper on the wallof the Church of Maria delle Grazie. Unfortunatelytime has so injured the wonderful painting that it isfeared it will soon be entirely obliterated. Leonardodi Vinci, like the Greeks, aimed at perfection; thereforehis works are few. In the time of Julius IL Raphael painted the Dis-puta, which is in the Stanza della Segnatura in theVatican in Rome. Most of the famous paintings ofthis celebrated artist, such as the Sistine Madonna,the Madonna della Sedia, etc., were executedduring the reign of Leo X., but some of those in theStanze were finished by

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