Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · Meadville, Pa., New York, Flood and Vincent · leaf 122
at a later date, as, for instance, inthe decorations of St. Peters in the seventeenth century,do not remotely compare in effect with the Byzantineworks, as they were imitations of the style of the oil THE BYZANTINE ART. 10^ paintings of the same date. A realistic pictorial style isinconsistent with… … Fig. 63.—Byzantine Mosaic. The Day of Pentecost.Tomb of Galla Placidia, Ravenna. Fifth Century. dimension, simplicity, and balance. In mosaic thereis the farther necessary and natural limitation inherentin the coarse material and in the size of the individ-ual cubes of which the picture was…
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