The monuments of Christian Rome from Constantine to the renaissance (1908)
Frothingham, Arthur L. (Arthur Lincoln), 1859-1923 · New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 197
184 CLASSIFICATION OF THE MONUMENTS destruction of their rich furniture has afflicted them with unnatural nudity. At the same time it may be as well frankly to acknowledge what may be considered the shortcomings of the building as a work of art, especially as regards the exterior, which lacks … SS. Giovanni e Paolo (apse) with Roman House and Street on Caelian. picturesqueness and impressive height. The use of brick with- out even the help of moulded terra-cotta bars out the rich effects of heavy mouldings in windows and doors. The church is low and plain in outline, without those central…
Art · Christian art and symbolism
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