Cutts, Edward Lewes, 1824-1901 · London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 183
y coloured, subdued in tone. They givethe impression of being the work of a school of artwhich had produced much grander things, and per-haps was still capable of producing grander thingswhen they were called for, but which had, at the callof its patrons, bestowed great powers upon meredecoration.… … Painted ceiling of one of the chambers of the Cemetery of St. Callistus. cut represents the ceiling of one of the chambers ofthe catacomb of St. Callistus. In the middle is the vOrpheus symbol of our Lord; this is surrounded by * For a description of the paintings of some of the pagan…
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