Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877-1955, Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 96
position of S. Maria Antiqua (Fig. 23), depicting the Raising of Adam and Eve, to the sym- metrical one, wherein others partake of the Resurrection and the figure of Christ is flanked on either side by groups of personages representing the Just, revived and delivered from Hell by the power of the… … course of the eleventh century, FIG. 23. The Descent into Hell. Fresco but this period is transitional IN S. Maria Antiqua, Rome. and formative in the history of Christ tramples a prostrate figure personifying Hades, and raises Adam from the tomb. Behind the composition, and includes Adam stands…
Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · Illumination of books and manuscripts, Byzantine · Christian art and symbolism · Miniature painting · Painting, Byzantine · Painting
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