Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 699
he gestures are unrestrained, the lamentation clamorous. The ac- 664 PAINTING OF THE GOTHIC EPOCH. tion is so concentrated that the foremost figures turn their backsupon the beholders. Never is a figure introduced for the sake ofeffect, never has an attitude been chosen because merely it was… … Fig. 405.—The Awakening of Lazarus. Wall Painting by Giotto in S. Maria dell Arena at Padua. There is no trace of portrait-like individuality. The type of facerepresented by the artist is always the same, the narrow almond-shaped eyes with the dark pupils are unnatural, and the other feat-ures but…
Art, Medieval
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