Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877-1955, Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 34
is much more sustained than in the later; here in render- ing the virtues and vices the artist occasionally, as in "Remem- brance of Death," depicts the monk in an act suggested by the title. This tendency to depart from the earlier Hellenizing alle- gory in the direction of more material treatment… … fleeing from temptation, which FIG. 5. Penitent Monks. Miniature of A Klimax Manuscript in the Vatican substitutes penance and self- Library : Vat. 1754. tormenting, stupid brooding, for work and healthy activity, and to gain heaven, makes earth a hell ! " Some of the miniatures of this series have…
Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · Illumination of books and manuscripts, Byzantine · Christian art and symbolism · Miniature painting · Painting, Byzantine · Painting
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