The monuments of Christian Rome from Constantine to the renaissance (1908)
Frothingham, Arthur L. (Arthur Lincoln), 1859- · New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 241
of twovery different sizesas well as by at leasttwo hands. Themore perfect artistis characterized byslender figures fullof action and life,and he also showsgreater poetry andidealism in thechoice and treat-ment of his themes.Characteristic of hisstyle is the Adora-tion of Christ andthe Ascent of… … Panel of Doors, S. Sabina. Adoration of Christ. SCULPTURE 231 Originally the doors presented a parallel of Old and New-Testament scenes far more elaborate than any on the sar-cophagi and comparable to those that were being created atabout this time in the frescos and mosaics of the basilicas.The…
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