Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877-1955, Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 83
GOSPEL MINIATURES 43 the Psalter and the doors of St. Paul's, except that Nicodemus wears a sleeved tunic instead of the exomis of the Psalter, while Mary stands upon a pedestal, and is accompanied by the Magdalen. The P'reer scene is typical of the Byzantine decadence in its contradictions — the… … FIG. 20. The Descent from the Cross. Miniature of THE Melissend.\ Psalter in the British Museum. Mary and the artificial effect of the pedestal on which she stands. The feature which clearly puts the Freer miniature later than the Psalter is the omission of the angels, which seldom appear in the…
Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · Illumination of books and manuscripts, Byzantine · Christian art and symbolism · Miniature painting · Painting, Byzantine · Painting
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