FILIPPO LIPPI TO BRONZING 



hear that on Monday Lorenzo intends to hunt roe 

 deer, and then to return at once to Florence."^ 



Here we see also dogs chasing deer up and down 

 the hillside ; one white hound, foreshortened, is run- 

 ning up a steep slope at a tremendous pace. The 

 foreshortened cow and mule watched by the shepherds 

 are faithfully rendered, with sure observation of their 

 bony structure. The dogs are eager and alert ; the 

 sheep and goats less successful, though still above the 

 average. 



A wild-duck flies through the air pursued by another 

 bird, falcons chase smaller birds, another duck floats 

 in a small pond. In the Paradise, a peacock on a 

 trellis looks back at an angel who is holding out her 

 hand to it, a goldfinch is on the wall near to. In 

 or about a pool with shelving sides are two ducks, 

 a grouse, a goldfinch, a jay, two green parrots walk- 

 ing with heads close to the ground, and oiher birds. 



The leopards which were observed in the Gentile 

 picture occur again. There they were, with one ex- 

 ception, the hunting leopard or cheetah, which is dis- 

 tinguished from the other leopards by the solid black 

 spots on the back, and by having longer legs than 

 any of the true cats. The one on the horse answers 



^ Lives of the Early Medici as told in their correspondence. Trans, and 

 ed. Janet Ross, 1910, p. 177. 



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