Famous paintings as seen and described by famous writers (1907)
Singleton, Esther, 1865-1930 · New York : Dodd, Mead · leaf 390
the thief whose Umbs are breaking; the next theChrist, whose figure is straighter than ordinary, as a con-trast to the others; and the furthermost, the penitent thief:this produces a most picturesque effect, but it is what fewbut such a daring genius as Rubens would have attempted.It is here, and… … THE CRUCIFIXIOX. THE CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST 303 The horseman who Is in the act of piercing the side ofChrist, holds the spear, according to the print, in a verytame manner, with the back of the hand over the spear,grasping it with only three fingers, the fore-finger straight,lying on the spear;…
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