ing,lunette, and frieze at each end, and a large composition on thelong wall between; but as yet the paintings for one end onlyare in place. The series begins with the ceiling, where the gods ofpolytheism and idolatry are represented ; in the lunette belowis the captivity of the Jews ; and the… … JOHN S. SARGENT artistic properties, and he could turn their historic charactersto his decorative purpose with absolute assurance. He por-trays with the skill of the old native artists the half-bird andhalf-monster gods,— Moloch with his golden lions; the curiousimages of the sacred Trinity; the…
Mural painting and decoration · Painting
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