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Monuments of the early church (1901)

Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 341

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e 312 nCTOlilAL ART face of Christ i)resents a type which we have not hithertoseen ; his hair falls beneath his shoulders, he wears a fullbeard; the face is longer and older than usual, and has an ex-pression which is severe without being harsh. The face of S.Paul, who stands on the right, is also… … FiG. 129. —Apsidal mosaic of SS. Cosma niid Duniian.i. i:oiii^-. Sixth century. Christstands upon the clouds of lu-aven, Peter and Paul introduce the Median martyrs, Cosmasand Daniianus, patrons of the church, together with S. Theodore and Felix IV., thefounder of the church. dore, likewise…

Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

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