text_original: Anything more graceful or more perfect than these figures no painter could create, since those saints are represented as seated in the air, in a circle, and so well, that in truth, besides the appearance of life that the colouring gives them, they are foreshortened and made to recede in such a manner, that they would not be otherwise if they were in relief.
text_transcription: ANYTHING MORE GRACEFUL OR MORE PERFECT THAN THESE FIGURES NO PAINTER COULD CREATE SINCE THOSE SAINTS ARE REPRESENTED AS SEATED IN THE AIR IN A CIRCLE AND SO WELL THAT IN TRUTH BESIDES THE APPEARANCE OF LIFE THAT THE COLORING GIVES THEM THEY ARE FORESHORTENED AND MADE TO RECEDE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE OTHERWISE IF THEY WERE IN RELIEF
phonemes: ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ mˈɔːɹ ɡɹˈeɪsfəl ɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ pˈɜːfɛkt ðɐn ðiːz fˈɪɡjɚz nˈoʊ pˈeɪntɚ kʊd kɹiːˈeɪt, sˈɪns ðoʊz sˈeɪnts ɑːɹ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd æz sˈiːɾᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ, ɪn ɐ sˈɜːkəl, ænd sˌoʊ wˈɛl, ðæt ɪn tɹˈuːθ, bᵻsˌaɪdz ðɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns ʌv lˈaɪf ðætðə kˈʌlɚɹɪŋ ɡˈɪvz ðˌɛm, ðeɪ ɑːɹ fɔːɹʃˈɔːɹʔn̩d ænd mˌeɪd tə ɹᵻsˈiːd ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈænɚ, ðæt ðeɪ wʊd nˌɑːt biː ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz ɪf ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɪn ɹᵻlˈiːf.