The architecture of Provence and the Riviera (1888)
MacGibbon, David, d.1902 · Edinburgh, D. Douglas · leaf 92
ose and in the ex-ecution of the drap-ery. The sarcopha-gus (Fig. 15), with aninscription and twowell carved festoons,is called the Tomb ofCornelia. Fig. 16shews a finely carvedoak wreath and vaseon the monument tothe good Goddess,and a beautifullysculptured thoughmutilated bust of theEmpress… … FIG. 16. FROM ARLES MUSEUM. 62 ROMAN PERIOD. Christian monuments. That in Fig. i8, representing scenesfrom the Hfe of our Saviour, exhibits figures carved in theRoman manner, and wearing the Roman costume, butdegraded in style,—evidently the work of the Low Empire.
Architecture -- France Provence · Architecture -- France Riviera
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