Ancient Stained And Painted Glass
Ancient Stained And Painted Glass
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One of them we illus- trate — The adoration of the Shepherds. The whole is painted in enamel except the entablature and the bases of the pillars, which are ruby. Notice the candle held by St Joseph, its halo like a palm-leaf fan, the sheep on the floor by the cradle and the quaint child-figure of Our Lady standing by St Anne, for, by a curious combination of two stages of the history, which is common in German art, the Virgin is i*epre- sented as still a little maid, while St Anne holds in her ...arms the Divine Child already bora of her. Observe, too, above St Anne the seated figure of the donor — as one supposes it to be — Herr Melchior Abeltin, in his robes of office. Though delicate in workmanship and rich in colour, these panels offend against all Digitized by Google The Adoration of the Shepherds (Lambourne) Digitized by ^Qoqgle 126 ANCIENT PAINTED GLASS [oh.
rules of the art of glass-painting. They are too small, when viewed from below, to be effective as helps to devotion and the colours of the pictures, owing to the absence of dividing lead-lines, run too much together to give the effect of the old mosaic windows.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
One of them we illus- trate — The adoration of the Shepherds. The whole is painted in enamel except the entablature and the bases of the pillars, which are ruby. Notice the candle held by St Joseph, its halo like a palm-leaf fan, the sheep on the floor by the cradle and the quaint child-figure of Our Lady standing by St Anne, for, by a curious combination of two stages of the history, which is common in German art, the Virgin is i*epre- sented as still a little maid, while St Anne holds in her ...arms the Divine Child already bora of her. Observe, too, above St Anne the seated figure of the donor — as one supposes it to be — Herr Melchior Abeltin, in his robes of office. Though delicate in workmanship and rich in colour, these panels offend against all Digitized by Google The Adoration of the Shepherds (Lambourne) Digitized by ^Qoqgle 126 ANCIENT PAINTED GLASS [oh.
rules of the art of glass-painting. They are too small, when viewed from below, to be effective as helps to devotion and the colours of the pictures, owing to the absence of dividing lead-lines, run too much together to give the effect of the old mosaic windows.
What to read after Ancient Stained And Painted Glass?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by F Sydney Frederick Sydney Eden to read onlineMoreLess
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