[...] The great step forward is taken with The Narrow Gate, where the figure, now confident after Jump, is above the law that binds and ties it, and the fact that a eternal law has been abolished does not give rise to triumphant exaltation but to the serene confirmation that one must go beyond this achievement. The moment of the exploit is captured so that the limbs blend in with the jambs and the lintel, and the formidable tension placed on the diagonal line tears off the pavement. And the metaphor allows the evocation of the terraces with checkerboard floors much loved by Bellini and Spilimbergo. Both settings were propitious for Euriclea to recognize her pupil Odysseus from his scars [...]