Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919, Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877-1955, Dennison, Walter, 1869-1917. Gold treasure of the late Roman period, Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877-1955. East Christian paintings in the Freer collection. 1918 · New York : MacMillan Company ; London : MacMillan and Company · 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 Freer scene is typical of the Byzantine decadence in its contradictions — the… … FIG. 20. The Descent i-rom the Cr(j.ss. Miniature ok THE Melissenda 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…
Christian art and symbolism · Illumination of books and manuscripts, Byzantine · Jewelry · Painting, Byzantine
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