Reber, Franz, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920, tr · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 142
Fig. 58.—Statue of the Good Shepherd,the Museum of the Lateran. The tradition of the uncomeliness of Christ (Justin. Dial, cum Tryph., 85, 88, 100) PORTRAITS OF CHRIST. I05 says distinctly that it was not at all known (penitus ignoramus)how Christ looked. For these reasons it was found desirable to … Fig. 59.—Statue of St. Peter in the Church of S. Pietro, Rome. substitute symbols in place of iconic representations of the Sav-iour. One of the most popular of these was the figure of the sprang from a desire to see realized in him a trait of the Messianic prophecy (Isa. liii. 2,etc.). It does not…
Art, Medieval
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