Addressesthecelestialpresence，”nay——
Hemadeyouanddevisedyou，afterall，Thoughhe’snoneofyou！couldSaintJohnthere，draw——
Hiscamel-hairmakeupapainting-brush?
WecometobrotherLippoforallthat，Isteperfecitopus！”So，allsmile——
IshufflesidewayswithmyblushingfaceUnderthecoverofahundredwingsThrownlikeaspreadofkirtleswhenyou’regay[380]
Andplayhotcockles，allthedoorsbeingshut，Till，whollyunexpected，intherepopsThehot-headhusband！ThusIscuttleoffTosomesafebenchbehind，notlettinggoThepalmofher，thelittlelilythingThatspokethegoodwordformeinthenick，LikethePrior’sniece……SaintLucy，Iwouldsay。
Andsoall’ssavedforme，andforthechurchAprettypicturegained。Go，sixmonthshence！
Yourhand，sir，andgood-bye：nolights，nolights！[390]
Thestreet’shushed，andIknowmyownwayback，Don’tfearme！There’sthegraybeginning。Zooks！——
17。CosimooftheMedici：Cosimo，orCosmo，de’Medici，surnamedtheElder，acelebratedFlorentinestatesman，andapatronoflearningandthearts；b。1389，d。1464。
23。pilchards：akindoffish。
34。JohnBaptist’shead：animaginarypicture。
67。SaintLawrence：churchofSanLorenzo，inFlorence，famousforthetombsoftheMedici，adornedwithMichelAngelo’sDayandNight，MorningandEvening，etc。See`Hawthorne’sItalianNote-Books’。
88。OldauntLapaccia：MonaLapaccia，hisfather’ssister。
121。theEight：`gliOttodiguerra’，surnamed`iSanti’，theSaints；
amagistracycomposedofEightcitizens，institutedbytheFlorentines，duringtheirwarwiththeChurch，in1376，fortheadministrationofthecitygovernment。Twowerechosenfromthe`Signori’，three，fromthe`Mediocri’(MiddleClasses)，andthree，fromthe`Bassi’(LowerClasses)。Fortheirsubsequenthistory，see`LeIstorieFiorentinediNiccoloMachiavelli’。
122。HowsayI?：——nay，worsethanthat，whichdogbites，etc。
127。remarks：observations。
139。Camaldolese：monksofthecelebratedconventofCamaldoli。
143。Thankyou！：there’saremarkinterposedherebyoneofthemen，perhaps”YOU’REnodauber”，towhichhereplies，”Thankyou”。
145etseq。Therealisticpainter，whodisdainsnothing，isshownhere。
189。GiottodiBondone(1266-1337)：apupilofCimabue，andregardedastheprincipalreviverofartinItaly。HewasapersonalfriendofDante。Seenoteunder`OldPicturesinFlorence’，St。2。
223。I’mgrownamannodoubt，I’vebrokenbounds：alltheeditionsaresopunctuated；butitseemsthecommashouldbeafter”man”，connecting”nodoubt”with”I’vebrokenbounds”。
235。”GiovannidaFiesole，betterknownasFraAngelico(1387-1455)。
Angelicowasincomparablythegreatestofthedistinctivelymediaevalschool，whose`dicta’thePriorinthepoemhasallathistongue’send。To`paintthesoulsofmen’，to`makethemforgetthere’ssuchathingasflesh’，wastheendofhisart。And，sidebysidewithAngelico，Masacciopainted。Hisshortlifetaughthimadifferentlesson——`thevalueandsignificanceofflesh’。
HewouldpaintbypreferencetheBODIESofmen，andwouldgiveusNOMOREOFSOULthanthebodycanreveal。Sohe`laboured’，saiththechronicler，`innakeds’，andhisfrescoesmarkanepochinart。”——ErnestBradford(B。S。Illustrations)。”Oneartistintheseclusionofhiscloister，remainedtruetothetraditionsandmodeofexpressionofthemiddleages，intowhich，nevertheless，theincomparablebeautyandfeelingofhisnaturebreathedfreshlife。FraGiovanniAngelico，calleddaFiesolefromtheplaceofhisbirth，occupiesanentirelyexceptionalposition。
Heisthelate-bloomingflowerofanalmostby-gonetimeamidthepulsationsofanewlife。Never，inthewholerangeofpictorialart，havetheinspiredfervorofChristianfeeling，theangelicbeautyandpurityofwhichthesouliscapable，beensogloriouslyinterpretedasinhisworks。Theexquisiteatmosphereofanalmostsupernaturallyideallifesurroundshispictures，irradiatestherosyfeaturesofhisyouthfulfaces，orgreetsus，likethepeaceofGod，inthedignifiedfiguresofhisdevoutoldmen。
HisprevailingthemesarethehumilityofsoulofthosewhohavejoyfullyacceptedthewillofGod，andthetranquilSabbathcalmofthosewhoarelovinglyconsecratedtotheserviceoftheHighest。
Themovementandthechangingcourseoflife，theenergyofpassionandactionconcernhimnot。”——`OutlinesoftheHistoryofArt’。
ByDr。Wilh。Luebke。
236。LorenzoMonaco：amonkoftheorderofCamaldoli；
aconservativeartistofthetime，whoadheredtothemannerofTaddeoGaddiandhisdisciples，butFraAngelicoappearslikewisetohaveinfluencedhim。
238。Flowero’thepine，etc。：thissnatchofsongappliestowhathehasjustbeentalkingabout：youhaveyourownnotionsofart，andIhavemine。
276。TommasoGuidi(1401-1428)，betterknownasMasaccio，i。e。，Tommasaccio，SlovenlyorHulkingTom。”Fromhistime，andforward，”saysMr。ErnestRadford(B。S。Illustrations)，”religiouspaintingintheoldsensewasatanend。Paintersnolongerattemptedtotranscendnature，buttocopyher，andtocopyherinherloveliestaspects。Thebreachbetweentheoldorderandthenewwascomplete。”ThepoetmakeshimlearnofLippi，not，asVasaristates，Lippiofhim。”WhenBrowningwrotethispoem，heknewthatthemastershiporpupilshipofFraLippotoMasaccio(called`Guidi’inthepoem)，andviceversa，wasamootpoint；butinmakingFraLippithemaster，hefollowedthebestauthorityhehadaccessto，thelasteditionofVasari，ashestatedinaLettertothe`PallMall’atthetime，inanswertoM。Etienne[awriterinthe`RevuedesdeuxMondes’。]
Sincethen，hefindsthatthelatestenquirerintothesubject，Morelli，believesthefactistheotherway，andthatFraLippowasthepupil。”——B。Soc。Papers，Pt。II，p。160。
Thelettertothe`PallMallGazette’Ihavenotseen。
M。Etienne’sArticleisinTome85，pp。704-735，ofthe`RevuedesDeuxMondes’，1870，andtheletterprobablyappearedsoonafteritspublication。WhateditionofVasariisreferredto，intheabovenote，asthelast，isuncertain；butinVasari’sowneditionsof1550and1568，andinMrs。Foster’stranslation，1855，Lippiismadethepupil，andnotthemaster，ofMasaccio。
323。SaintLaurence：sufferedmartyrdominthereignoftheEmperorValerian，A。D。258。Hewasbroiledtodeathonagridiron。
327。Alreadynotonephizofyourthreeslaves……but’sscratched：
thepeoplearesoindignantatwhattheyaredoing，inthelife-likepicture。
336。Thatis——：hefearshehasspokentooplainly，andwillbereported。
339。Chianti：awinenamedfromthepartofItalysocalled。
345。There’sforyou：hetipsthem。
346。Sant’Ambrogio’s：aconventinFlorence。
354。SaintJohn：JohntheBaptistismeant；seev。375。
355。SaintAmbrose：bornabout340；madearchbishopofMilanin374；
died397；institutedthe`AmbrosianChant’。
377。Isteperfecitopus！：thisisonascroll，inthepicture，heldbythe”sweetangelicslipofathing”。
389。Thepicturereferredtois`TheCoronationoftheVirgin’，inthe`AccademiadelleBelleArti’，inFlorence。Thereisaphotographofitin`IllustrationstoBrowning’sPoems’，PartI。，publishedbytheBrowningSociety，withaninterestingdescriptionofthepicture，byMr。ErnestRadford。There’sno”babe”inthepicture。
392。Zooks！：it’shightimeIwasbackandinbed，thatmynight-larkingbenotknown。
AFace。
IfonecouldhavethatlittleheadofhersPainteduponabackgroundofpalegold，SuchastheTuscan’searlyartprefers！
NoshadeencroachingonthematchlessmouldOfthosetwolips，whichshouldbeopeningsoftInthepureprofile；notaswhenshelaughs，Forthatspoilsall：butratherasifaloftYonhyacinth，shelovesso，leaneditsstaff’sBurthenofhoney-coloredbuds，tokissAndcapture’twixtthelipsapartforthis。[10]
Thenherlitheneck，threefingersmightsurround，Howitshouldwaver，onthepalegoldground，Uptothefruit-shaped，perfectchinitlifts！
Iknow，Correggiolovestomass，inriftsOfheaven，hisangelfaces，orbonorbBreakingitsoutline，burningshadesabsorb：
Buttheseareonlymassedthere，Ishouldthink，WaitingtoseesomewondermomentlyGrowout，standfull，fadeslowagainstthesky(That’sthepalegroundyou’dseethissweetfaceby)，[20]
Allheaven，meanwhile，condensedintooneeyeWhichfearstolosethewonder，shoulditwink——
1。Ifonecouldhave：Oh，ifonecouldonlyhave，etc。
9，10。tokissandcapture：gerundives：tobekissedandcaptured。
14。Correggio：AntonioAllegridaCorreggio，born1494，died1534。”Hewasthefirstmaster——theVenetiansnotwithstanding——
totakeaschemeofcolorandchiaro-scuroasthe`raisond’etre’
ofacompletecomposition，andhisbrush，respondingtotheidea，blendslightandshadeindeliciousharmony。”——WoltmannandWoermann’s`HistoryofPainting’。
TheBishopordershisTomb。
[Rome，15。]——
*Thetombisimaginary；thoughitissaidtobepointedouttovisitorstoSaintPraxed’swhodesireparticularlytoseeit——
Vanity，saiththepreacher，vanity！
Drawroundmybed：isAnselmkeepingback?
Nephews——sonsmine……ahGod，Iknownot！Well——
She，menwouldhavetobeyourmotheronce，OldGandolfenviedme，sofairshewas！
What’sdoneisdone，andsheisdeadbeside，Deadlongago，andIamBishopsince，Andasshediedsomustwedieourselves，Andthenceyemayperceivetheworld’sadream。
Life，howandwhatisit?AshereIlie[10]
Inthisstate-chamber，dyingbydegrees，Hoursandlonghoursinthedeadnight，Iask”DoIlive，amIdead?”Peace，peaceseemsall。
SaintPraxed’severwasthechurchforpeace；
Andso，aboutthistombofmine。IfoughtWithtoothandnailtosavemyniche，yeknow：——
OldGandolfcozenedme，despitemycare；
ShrewdwasthatsnatchfromoutthecornerSouthHegracedhiscarrionwith，Godcursethesame！
Yetstillmynicheisnotsocrampedbutthence[20]
Oneseesthepulpitontheepistle-side，Andsomewhatofthechoir，thosesilentseats，AndupintotheaerydomewhereliveTheangels，andasunbeam’ssuretolurk；
AndIshallfillmyslabofbasaltthere，And’neathmytabernacletakemyrest，Withthoseninecolumnsroundme，twoandtwo，TheoddoneatmyfeetwhereAnselmstands：
Peach-blossommarbleall，therare，theripeAsfresh-pouredredwineofamightypulse。[30]——
OldGandolfwithhispaltryonion-stone，PutmewhereImaylookathim！Truepeach，Rosyandflawless：howIearnedtheprize！
Drawclose：thatconflagrationofmychurch——Whatthen?Somuchwassavedifaughtweremissed！
Mysons，yewouldnotbemydeath?GodigThewhite-grapevineyardwheretheoil-pressstood，Dropwatergentlytillthesurfacesink，Andifyefind……AhGod，Iknownot，I！……
Beddedinstoreofrottenfig-leavessoft，[40]
Andcordedupinatightolive-frail，Somelump，ahGod，oflapislazuli，BigasaJew’sheadcutoffatthenape，Blueasaveino’ertheMadonna’sbreast……
Sons，allhaveIbequeathedyou，villas，all，ThatbraveFrascativillawithitsbath，So，letthebluelumppoisebetweenmyknees，LikeGodtheFather’sglobeonbothhishandsYeworshipintheJesuChurchsogay，ForGandolfshallnotchoosebutseeandburst！[50]
Swiftasaweaver’sshuttlefleetouryears：
Mangoethtothegrave，andwhereishe?
DidIsay，basaltformyslab，sons?Black——
’Twaseverantique-blackImeant！HowelseShallyecontrastmyfriezetocomebeneath?
Thebas-reliefinbronzeyepromisedme，ThosePansandNymphsyewotof，andperchanceSometripod，thyrsus，withavaseorso，TheSaviourathissermononthemount，SaintPraxedinaglory，andonePan[60]
ReadytotwitchtheNymph’slastgarmentoff，AndMoseswiththetables……butIknowYemarkmenot！Whatdotheywhisperthee，Childofmybowels，Anselm?Ah，yehopeToreveldownmyvillaswhileIgaspBrickedo’erwithbeggar’smouldytravertineWhichGandolffromhistomb-topchucklesat！
Nay，boys，yeloveme——allofjasper，then！
’Tisjasperyestandpledgedto，lestIgrieveMybathmustneedsbeleftbehind，alas！[70]
Oneblock，puregreenasapistachio-nut，There’splentyjaspersomewhereintheworld——
AndhaveInotSaintPraxed’seartoprayHorsesforye，andbrownGreekmanuscripts，Andmistresseswithgreatsmoothmarblylimbs?——
That’sifyecarvemyepitapharight，ChoiceLatin，pickedphrase，Tully’severyword，NogaudywarelikeGandolf’ssecondline——
Tully，mymasters?Ulpianserveshisneed！
AndthenhowIshallliethroughcenturies，[80]
Andheartheblessedmutterofthemass，AndseeGodmadeandeatenalldaylong，Andfeelthesteadycandle-flame，andtasteGoodstrongthickstupefyingincense-smoke！
