Angels in Art
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When it is a strictly devotional work, the Virgin, the Christ, and mourn- ing angels are the only figures admissible.
There are many examples in which there are no angels, the Mother being alone with the dead Christ.
The Pieta by Francia, in the National Gallery, is very beautiful in sentiment, and in execution is full of the tenderness of this master. The Christ is supported by two angels, and the Virgin, with an expression of anguish, seems to look at the beholder as if beseeching sympathy.
I...n the sublimely pathetic marble group, by Michael Angelo, in a chapel of the Vatican, there are no angels, but we have engravings of another Pieta by this mas- 232 ANGELS IN ART.
ter, in which the Virgin sits at the foot of the cross, her eyes raised and her arms extended towards heaven, while two angels support the Christ, seated lower dow;n, and leaning against the knees of the Vir- gin. According to the custom of Michael Angelo, these angels have no wings, but their expression is such as would make it impossible to mistake them for earthly children.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When it is a strictly devotional work, the Virgin, the Christ, and mourn- ing angels are the only figures admissible.
There are many examples in which there are no angels, the Mother being alone with the dead Christ.
The Pieta by Francia, in the National Gallery, is very beautiful in sentiment, and in execution is full of the tenderness of this master. The Christ is supported by two angels, and the Virgin, with an expression of anguish, seems to look at the beholder as if beseeching sympathy.
I...n the sublimely pathetic marble group, by Michael Angelo, in a chapel of the Vatican, there are no angels, but we have engravings of another Pieta by this mas- 232 ANGELS IN ART.
ter, in which the Virgin sits at the foot of the cross, her eyes raised and her arms extended towards heaven, while two angels support the Christ, seated lower dow;n, and leaning against the knees of the Vir- gin. According to the custom of Michael Angelo, these angels have no wings, but their expression is such as would make it impossible to mistake them for earthly children.
What to read after Angels in Art?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Waters Clara Erskine Clement to read onlineMoreLess
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