Rushforth, G. McN. (Gordon McNeil), 1862-1938, Ashby, Thomas, 1874-1931. Classical topography of the Roman campagna · London : [Macmillan & Co.] · leaf 134
r twelfth century the regular design shows a symmetrical composition (specially adaptedfor a lunette) in which Christ stands in the centre, facing the spectator, between twogroups. In one hand he holds a cross, while with the other he raises Adam from thetomb. Behind Adam appears Eve. This group is… … Fig. 8.—The Descent into Hell. (Harl. MS. 1S10.) figure of Satan, are represented. This type, of which the examples are numerous,2 isrepresented in Fig. 8, taken from a twelfth-century Greek MS. of the Gospels in theBritish Museum.3 The figure behind the kings is St. John the Baptist. This…
Santa Maria Antiqua (Church : Rome, Italy) · Church decoration and ornament · Art, Byzantine
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