Bennett, Charles Wesley, 1828-1891 · New York, Phillips · leaf 451
mosaics and frescos of a somewhat later date rei)resentthe baptism of Christ in an almost purely realistic manner, and ,L(en-erally the manifest mode is aspersion. One of the best preservedMosaic repre- •^l most interesting is found in San Giovanni insentation. fuiite, Kaveiuia (Fig. 132). The… … Fig. 133.—Baptism of Christ. Mosaic from San (iiovaiini iu fonte, Ravenna. is found in the crown of the dome. Christ stands in tlie .lor-. dan, whose waters reach to about the middle of the Baptlsmof . iii iiii- Christ by pour- body, while John, standing on the land, and holding in*°^ his left hand…
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