| Show MODEL it GI gatto atto interi intending dip alp 0 lor lox mako a painting paint ins 0 othe the crucifixion n ai po bootman poo otman to be 13 mild to a cross crosa ulder a promise of being set at liberty it in an hour and handsomely rewarded for his bis pains pairs instead of this as soon aa as giotto handmade bad made his bis victim secure be he a iced a dagger ald aud stabbed him to the bearil ha lit then sent about s g te the dying agonies of the victim of his bis foul trea treachery chery cLery when vilen he ha I 1 finished bis his picture he c aried it to me tife pope who rho who aho wab was so well pleased with mth it 4 he resolve inq 1 to pl pica pick 1 act it a bythe e altar of ba own ch pel giotto observed ed th t fc aa as bisbo his badness boa bod ainess ness liked the copy so well be he might perhaps like to see the original the pope shocked at at tha th impiety of the idea idaa uttered an exclamation of surprise sur prial mean said gio to 1 I will show you tile the i 1 erson whom I 1 emp employed loved aa as a model in this picture but it must bi on co that thai jour holme holine 9 will absolve me pucha i ment for the uie use I 1 have made of ahro the pope promised giotto the absolution for which he is ani adi accompanied tile the arliet to his bis studio on entering lenns en giotto drew aside a creain certain which hung before thadea the dea man detill stretched ched ion lon on the c oss ogg and cover covered td with blood zhe bhe 1 barbarous exhibit on struck the pontet alth with ith I 1 1 h horror orro r he to told id G etto he could never give him a solution for so cruel a deed and that he expect to suffer the in m at fit exemplary pun ishm nt giotto with 1 said he bad one favor to ask that his boi il 11 ness give enve him ulm leave to finish the piece before b he did di d the request was too important aa an object to be denied the pope readdy readily granted it and in the meantime a guard was set let over giotto to prevent his escape on toe painting bein in bands halide ue te girst first thing be he did was to take a brush and dippin dippier it into a ia thick varnish he daubed the picture all over with it and then antion ced th t be he hd h d nashed his task s IM hii holiness was greatly incensed at this abuse of the indulgence be he had bad given and I 1 threatened giotto that thau he shoud be put to the most cruel death unless be painted anther anthel an ther thel picture equal 0 xo o the one he had destroyed 0 wha avail is your threat replied giotto to a man hom whom bom you ou have dooma to death at any rate but I 1 reputed plied bis alia hollberg holi holl neri nerg neES ical 1 can r revoke evoke th tint it doom 11 1 1 1 1 1 abi abt aki yes yes c continue I 1 giotto lotto G but you cann cannot cannat qt prevail on me to trust to your verbal promise a second time 22 you shall shail have pardon under my signet before you begin oil on tuat condition pardon was wab accordingly made out and given giyen to giotto who taking a wet sp orige in ili a few minutes wiped w iad coating with which he had bedaubed be daubed th the picture and instead of a copy restored tile the I 1 j nal in all its beauty to his holiness |
