Here we most distinctly trace the follower of Raffaello, in the chasteness of design, the beauty and grace of the countenances, and the finished expression; if indeed the design of these angels is not taken from Coreggio.
They combine classical chasteness of contour with the fragrance of romanticism.
Her dress, of moire antique, is chasteness itself; her bust exquisite symmetry; it heaves as softly as if touched by some gentle zephyr.
Indeed there is a chasteness and richness about the furniture and works of art that decorate this apartment, singularly at variance with the bright-colored furniture of the room we have described in a former chapter.
The inscription, which we think worthy of commendation for the chasteness and conciseness of its style, is from the pen of (the late) J.
It is cut from a solid block of imported sandstone, and in chasteness of design or execution is not excelled on this continent.
