History of ancient, early Christian, and mediaeval painting (1880)
Woltmann, Alfred Friedrich Gottfried Albert, 1841-1880, Woermann, Karl, 1844-1933, Colvin, Sidney, Sir, 1845-1927 · New York : Dodd, Mead & Co. · leaf 186
d in the statuesof Hermes Kriophoros, i.e. Hermes carrying a ram on his shoulders as theprotecting god of flocks and herds. One of the supposed Christian statues in EARLY CHRISTIAN PAINTING. 155 the Lateran is really an original Hermes of this kind. But in this instanceonly the formal part of the… … Fig. 40. country dress, generally with the attribute of the syrinx or shepherds pipe,and at his feet the crook, besides milk-jars, and sometimes also lambs (Fig. 40).The constant repetition of such subjects was no doubt due to their agreeablecharacter and peculiar fitness for decorative purposes.…
Painting, Early Christian · Painting, Medieval
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