A Short History of Art
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When Byzantine influence died out in Italy, the new spirit of the North was creeping in, — the barbarous spirit, if we may call it so ; but the power that was destined to give new life to the dry bones of classic days.
The apse mosaic from St. Agnese Outside-the- Walls (Rome, A.D. 625-638) is a fair example of the work of the time, which is neither classic nor Byzantine. Pope Honorius holds the model of the Church. At the feet of St. Agnese is the sword which symbolises her martyrdom ; while " ...the flames, which could not hurt her, play around her." The Byzantine mosaics are not to be judged from a naturalistic point of view. They had a twofold purpose: — ( 1 ) To educate the people in- certain principles of the faith, and (2) to decorate the space they occupied. The method of telling the story was reduced as fat as possible to symbols, and the very abstraction of the figures assists the decorative character of the whole. The flatness of the latter makes it seem to be a part of the wall, and the distribution of the figures and the open spaces around them is managed with such breadth, simplicity, and handsomeness of design, that these mosaics are among the finest examples of mural dec- oration in existence.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When Byzantine influence died out in Italy, the new spirit of the North was creeping in, — the barbarous spirit, if we may call it so ; but the power that was destined to give new life to the dry bones of classic days.
The apse mosaic from St. Agnese Outside-the- Walls (Rome, A.D. 625-638) is a fair example of the work of the time, which is neither classic nor Byzantine. Pope Honorius holds the model of the Church. At the feet of St. Agnese is the sword which symbolises her martyrdom ; while " ...the flames, which could not hurt her, play around her." The Byzantine mosaics are not to be judged from a naturalistic point of view. They had a twofold purpose: — ( 1 ) To educate the people in- certain principles of the faith, and (2) to decorate the space they occupied. The method of telling the story was reduced as fat as possible to symbols, and the very abstraction of the figures assists the decorative character of the whole. The flatness of the latter makes it seem to be a part of the wall, and the distribution of the figures and the open spaces around them is managed with such breadth, simplicity, and handsomeness of design, that these mosaics are among the finest examples of mural dec- oration in existence.
What to read after A Short History of Art?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Charles Henry Caffin to read onlineMoreLess
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