Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 632
reatment. The solemn, upright bearingof the figures is well adapted to the archi-tectural framework; the garments, unpreten-tiously draped but carefully executed, correspond to the simpleattitudes; and the seriousness of the faces is in harmony with thesober gestures. Entire freedom of action,… … Fig. 378.— Statue ofChrist, from the Ca-thedral of Amiens. 598 GOTHIC SCULPTURE. highest development, sculpture also attained to a similar degree ofperfection. The decorations upon the fagades of the transepts ofthe cathedrals of Paris and Chartres, those of the Sainte Chapelleat Paris, and…
Art, Medieval
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