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‘Such desire for simplicity and antique grandeur is bound up with the Renaissance’s own conception of Man and his potentialities. That such a desire was attainable is a result of the Renaissance ability to reconstruct the past, to write and think historically.’

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‘Recall’ is a characteristic of G~ onwards – G~ has been considered earlier** as Recording Angel, and connections made with near-death experiences where ‘his whole life flashed before his eyes’.

* – ibid [Encyclopaedia of Visual Art 4:] 631

(& see pp↓631-633) []

**Earlier Vol [] ….

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