Rome And Pompeii; Archaeological Rambles
Rome And Pompeii; Archaeological Rambles
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The sculptors do the same as the painters, and even go farther still. The painters worked in the Catacombs themselves, far from the indiscreet and the unbelieving, and their frescoes were imagined and executed in this silent city of the dead, where everything invited the artist to yield himself up to the ardour of his faith. The sarcophagi were worked in the studios, where all could see them, and this necessitated prudence. It is even probable that most often, when the Christians wanted a tomb ...of stone or marble, they took it ready made from the merchant, choosing that in which the figures were least shocking to their opinions. It is thus that some are found in the cemetery of Calixtus repre- senting the adventure of Ulysses with the Sirens, and the poetic story of Psyche and Cupid. 2 .
But Christian art was not long to live by borrowing. A doctrine so young, so full of sap and life, which took possession of the entire soul and transformed it, must 1 Rossi, Roma sott. , I. 347 : In quanto perd alia composizione artistica del gruppo, nulla osta a credere che i primi pittori cristiani abbiano potuto imitare, per quanto al loro scopo si confaceva, qualche bel tipo d'un simile gruppo di antico e classico stile.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The sculptors do the same as the painters, and even go farther still. The painters worked in the Catacombs themselves, far from the indiscreet and the unbelieving, and their frescoes were imagined and executed in this silent city of the dead, where everything invited the artist to yield himself up to the ardour of his faith. The sarcophagi were worked in the studios, where all could see them, and this necessitated prudence. It is even probable that most often, when the Christians wanted a tomb ...of stone or marble, they took it ready made from the merchant, choosing that in which the figures were least shocking to their opinions. It is thus that some are found in the cemetery of Calixtus repre- senting the adventure of Ulysses with the Sirens, and the poetic story of Psyche and Cupid. 2 .
But Christian art was not long to live by borrowing. A doctrine so young, so full of sap and life, which took possession of the entire soul and transformed it, must 1 Rossi, Roma sott. , I. 347 : In quanto perd alia composizione artistica del gruppo, nulla osta a credere che i primi pittori cristiani abbiano potuto imitare, per quanto al loro scopo si confaceva, qualche bel tipo d'un simile gruppo di antico e classico stile.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Gaston Boissier to read onlineMoreLess
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