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History of mediæval art (1893)

Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 140

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Fig. 58.—Statue of the Good Shepherd, inthe Museum of the Lateran. * The tradition of the uncomeliness of Christ (Justin. Dial, cum Tryph., 85, 88, 100) PORTRAITS OF CHRIST. 105 says distinctly that it was not at all known {penitus ignoramus)how Christ looked. For these reasons it was found… … 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…

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