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APPENDIX, 6. 213
light and shade of its alternate recesses and projections are so
varied as to produce the utmost possible degree of delight to
the eye, attainable by a geometrical pattern so simple. Yet,
with all this high merit, it is not a base which could be brought
into general use. Its brilliancy and piquancy are here set off
with exquisite skill by its opposition to mouldings, in the upper
part-of the building, of an almost effeminate delicacy, and its
complexity is rendered delightful by its contrast with the ruder
bases of the other buildings of the city; but' it would look
meagre if it were employed to sustain bolder masses above, and
would become wearisome if the eye were once thoroughly familiarized with it by repetition.
6. CHARACTER OF THE DOGE MICHELE MOROSINI.
The following extracts from the letter of Count Charles
Morosini, above mentioned, appear to set the question at rest.
"It is our unhappy destiny that, during the glory of the
Venetian republic, no one took the care to leave us a faithful
and conscientious history : but I hardly know whether this misfortune should be laid to the charge of the historians themselves,
or of those commentators who have destroyed their trustworthiness by new accounts of things, invented by themselves. As for
the poor Morosini, we may perhaps save his honor by assembling
a conclave of our historians, in order to receive their united
sentence; for, in this case, he would have the absolute majority
on his side, nearly all the authors bearing testimony to his love
for his country and to the magnanimity of his heart. I must
tell you that the history of Daru is not looked upon with esteem
by well-informed men; and it is said that he seems to have no
other object in view than to obscure the glory of all actions. I
'know not on what authority the English writer depends; but
he has, perhaps, merely copied the statement of Daru
I have consulted an ancient and authentic MS. belonging to the
Yenieri family, a MS. well known, and certainly better worthy
of confidence than Daru's history, and it says nothing of M.
Morosini but that he was elected Doge to the delight and joy of
all men. Neither do the Savina or Dolfin Chronicles say a word
of the shameful speculation; and our best informed men say
| Title | The stones of Venice - 3 |
| Creator | Ruskin, John |
| Publisher | J. Wiley |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1889 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000231 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | APPENDIX, 6. 213 light and shade of its alternate recesses and projections are so varied as to produce the utmost possible degree of delight to the eye, attainable by a geometrical pattern so simple. Yet, with all this high merit, it is not a base which could be brought into general use. Its brilliancy and piquancy are here set off with exquisite skill by its opposition to mouldings, in the upper part-of the building, of an almost effeminate delicacy, and its complexity is rendered delightful by its contrast with the ruder bases of the other buildings of the city; but' it would look meagre if it were employed to sustain bolder masses above, and would become wearisome if the eye were once thoroughly familiarized with it by repetition. 6. CHARACTER OF THE DOGE MICHELE MOROSINI. The following extracts from the letter of Count Charles Morosini, above mentioned, appear to set the question at rest. "It is our unhappy destiny that, during the glory of the Venetian republic, no one took the care to leave us a faithful and conscientious history : but I hardly know whether this misfortune should be laid to the charge of the historians themselves, or of those commentators who have destroyed their trustworthiness by new accounts of things, invented by themselves. As for the poor Morosini, we may perhaps save his honor by assembling a conclave of our historians, in order to receive their united sentence; for, in this case, he would have the absolute majority on his side, nearly all the authors bearing testimony to his love for his country and to the magnanimity of his heart. I must tell you that the history of Daru is not looked upon with esteem by well-informed men; and it is said that he seems to have no other object in view than to obscure the glory of all actions. I 'know not on what authority the English writer depends; but he has, perhaps, merely copied the statement of Daru I have consulted an ancient and authentic MS. belonging to the Yenieri family, a MS. well known, and certainly better worthy of confidence than Daru's history, and it says nothing of M. Morosini but that he was elected Doge to the delight and joy of all men. Neither do the Savina or Dolfin Chronicles say a word of the shameful speculation; and our best informed men say |
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