In a recent article I pointed out certain discrepancies between the interpretations adduced by Mr. Edgar Wind in support of a theory regarding the meaning of the cycle of ancestors of Christ in the lunettes of the Sistine Chapel and the relevant texts as they are actually to be encountered.¹ Mr. Wind has replied by means of a comprehensive attack upon my article, closing with a renewed invitation to read the Isagogae of Sante Pagnini, which his “full bibliographical reference” and description “in detail … should enable any serious student to consult” (WAB, p. 46 n. 34). I have recently consulted the Isagogae,² and am enabled to confirm the propriety of a celebrated quotation adopted by Mr. Wind to describe the relation between Pagnini and the Sistine Ceiling—“S'il n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer” (WGBA, p. 232).

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Frederick Hartt,.Pagnini, Vigerio, and the Sistine Ceiling: A Reply. 33 (4),262-273.

Frederick Hartt,"Pagnini, Vigerio, and the Sistine Ceiling: A Reply" 33

Frederick Hartt,"Pagnini, Vigerio, and the Sistine Ceiling: A Reply"