History of the Christian Church volume 1
History of the Christian Church volume 1
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An attempt was made to compensate by bright colouring, precious materials, and gorgeous costumes for the manifest want of artistic taste. From the elxmg ct, %zipo<7roiriroi artists copied the stereotyped features in their representations of Christ, of the Virgin, and of the Saints. The nimbus or halo (in the form of rays, of a diadem, or of a circle) was first introduced in the pictures of the Saviour. Fresco painting was principally used for adorning the catacombs (fourth to sixth cent. ), Mosaic painting (Musivum) for decorating the level walls of the basilicas, the cupolas and niches. Liturgical books were illustrated by miniature paintings. These different styles of painting were stiff and unnatural, although elevated, majestic, and unimpassioned in their character. — The ancient Church regarded statuary as too heathenish and sensuous for religious purposes; and the Greek Church ultimately prohibited its use in churches, excluding even crucifixes. But in the West this objection was not entertained, although even there Christian statues were of rare occurrence.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
An attempt was made to compensate by bright colouring, precious materials, and gorgeous costumes for the manifest want of artistic taste. From the elxmg ct, %zipo<7roiriroi artists copied the stereotyped features in their representations of Christ, of the Virgin, and of the Saints. The nimbus or halo (in the form of rays, of a diadem, or of a circle) was first introduced in the pictures of the Saviour. Fresco painting was principally used for adorning the catacombs (fourth to sixth cent. ), Mosaic painting (Musivum) for decorating the level walls of the basilicas, the cupolas and niches. Liturgical books were illustrated by miniature paintings. These different styles of painting were stiff and unnatural, although elevated, majestic, and unimpassioned in their character. — The ancient Church regarded statuary as too heathenish and sensuous for religious purposes; and the Greek Church ultimately prohibited its use in churches, excluding even crucifixes. But in the West this objection was not entertained, although even there Christian statues were of rare occurrence.
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