Contrasts ; or, A parallel between the noble edifices of the middle ages, and corresponding buildings of the present day, shewing the present decay of taste ; accompanied by appropriate text (1841)
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812-1852 · London : C. Dolman · leaf 33
) an altar used for Catholic purposes,but of a debased and profane style,—we discern the fatal effects of re-vived Paganism. The loose and indecent costume and postures of thefigures intended for saints (but which are all concealed copies of the impuremodels of Pagan antiquity), the classic details… … ideas of art. In the third (see margin),the effect of the destructiveor Protestant principles isdepicted. The original ima-gery and tabernacle work ofthe altar screen have beenmutilated and defaced : thealtar itself,—which had serv-ed for ages in the most holymysteries, and was coveredwith costly…
Architecture, Gothic
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