The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 101
rkshopin Rome, with a portrait of Nerva exe-cuted a century later, in which therealistic tendency is as vigorously as-serted as in any portrait by Donatelloor by Rodin (Fig. 138). The painting of the Roman periodis known to us in the numerous frescoes 1 Wmt^Bi^^ X i FIG. 136. HEAD OF ANTTNOUS.… … FIG 137.—ANTINoaS AS DIONYSUS. (Museum of Ihe Vatican.) t,jmbs in Rome and in the provinces.We also possess the first essays ofChristian pictorial art, executed inthe catacombs from the second to thefourth century. I pass over the mosaics,very numerous in Italy and more es-pecially in Africa,…
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