text_original: It would take too long to describe the change in words, and it is far better to see it for oneself. A visit to the Italian rooms of the National Gallery and a study of well selected photographs of Italian pictures will enable any one to trace the gradual abandonment of the stiff and lifeless forms of early art, the close study of and delight in nature, and the exercise of un  fettered imagination which mark the progress of painting in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
text_transcription: IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO DESCRIBE THE CHANGE IN WORDS AND IT IS FAR BETTER TO SEE IT FOR ONESELF A VISIT TO THE ITALIAN ROOMS OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY AND A STUDY OF WELL SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS OF ITALIAN PICTURES WILL ENABLE ANYONE TO TRACE THE GRADUAL ABANDONMENT OF THE STIFF AND LIFELESS FORMS OF EARLY ART THE CLOSE STUDY AND DELIGHT IN NATURE AND THE EXERCISE OF UNFETTERED IMAGINATION WHICH MARK THE PROGRESS OF PAINTING IN THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES
phonemes: ɪt wʊd tˈeɪk tˈuː lˈɔŋ tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb ðə tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn wˈɜːdz, ænd ɪɾ ɪz fˈɑːɹ bˈɛɾɚ tə sˈiː ɪt fɔːɹ wʌnsˈɛlf. ɐ vˈɪzɪt tə ðɪ ɪtˈæliən ɹˈuːmz ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl ɡˈælɚɹi ænd ɐ stˈʌdi ʌv wˈɛl sᵻlˈɛktᵻd fˈoʊɾəɡɹˌæfz ʌv ɪtˈæliən pˈɪktʃɚz wɪl ɛnˈeɪbəl ˌɛni wˈʌn tə tɹˈeɪs ðə ɡɹˈædʒuːəl ɐbˈændənmənt ʌvðə stˈɪf ænd lˈaɪfləs fˈɔːɹmz ʌv ˈɜːli ˈɑːɹt, ðə klˈoʊs stˈʌdi ʌv ænd dᵻlˈaɪt ɪn nˈeɪtʃɚ, ænd ðɪ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ʌv ˈʌn fˈɛɾɚd ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ mˈɑːɹk ðə pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ʌv pˈeɪntɪŋ ɪnðə fˈɔːɹtiːnθ ænd fˈɪftiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz.