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bandling. Bll! 'hi! ruhtk ",/()ur<d "",urn <jlana,. klmm and

rrappingl, abo,., a form oflx",,,-I'gl, mu" a pI<"Jing d"'gn on jrs ",::n

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,'cr-so.ilc fUunders of .he Eorly Don .. dlo orc hoth cre<~.,,1 wi.h in'piring

Renaiss;nct:, h"' ing begun his co""" Ucedlo to 13k" up .h" Study of p=p,":1i""

wi.h .he "'. n who p<oduct:d .he Doors of ]-I()w<'I'rt, no (),-,e -espttiaUy his lu,-,g.,uffrting

1 '"",lis" ~" ,hc Ho"'nc" H'p.i""ry. he wili:: _ could h."c p",<~cr/:d ho",' cngrossed he

pl1lgrcss,,1 to .he inn'll,i"" ()f new """h(.ls of would h,,",me in .he <uhjec. wi.h 'he

r<:ndrting prt'P"";"'" """,u"'gcmcnt of a ""t<,<I",athe"" tician call,,1

Thc 'r1ining ,h .. Ucct:llo ",,,,;,,,,1 fro", .h" ' loSCi,,,,lIi, Hr all aC"ountS, Ucct:llo prlCti«,1

Flo<<:n,incsculptorGhihertir()olShimfin"lyin dr,w;ng fo<csho''''n<,1 ol~ttlS nigh' and day,

'he d"c",.,ti,'c In,er",tion,,1 Go.hic "ylc: ()f)<: 'nd SCirct:ly look,,1 up if anp"'/: "PI"(ldCh,,1

,h:1t w"ls ,ha,,-,I hy F,I"i:tno and I'is:tncllo, It "'... while h" w"ls wrestling with his I .. cs, 1 "(>1>1",,.

p"~,,,I~y PiS3""Uo who .. ugh< Uttdk, n, I",inl. Ucct:llo's ",,,iculous I><:r,p<"';"c drowings