The Catacombs of Rome, And Their Testimony Relative to Primitive Christianity
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Among the branches flit birds, and winged genii like little cupids. Another specimen of great beauty, of the second century, in the Catacomb of Prsetextatus, exhibits a well drawn harvest scene, with wreaths of roses, vine, and laurel, and with birds flitting about their nests. A fresco of the Good Shepherd and an inscription attest its Christian character. The dra- pery and drawing of the figures in the earlier examples are also exceptionally good.
'■'Several of the Christian symbols were comm...on also to pagan art ; as the palm, the crown, the ship, and others to be hereafter mentioned. They acquired, how- ever, under Christian treatment a profounder and nobler significance than they ever possessed before. But there "are other and more striking examples of the adoption, when appropriate to Christian themes, of subjects from pagan art. Orpheus charming the wild beasts with his lyre is a frequently recurring figure in the Catacombs, and is referred to by the Christian Fathers as a type of Him who drew all men to himself by the sweet persua- sive power of his divine word.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Among the branches flit birds, and winged genii like little cupids. Another specimen of great beauty, of the second century, in the Catacomb of Prsetextatus, exhibits a well drawn harvest scene, with wreaths of roses, vine, and laurel, and with birds flitting about their nests. A fresco of the Good Shepherd and an inscription attest its Christian character. The dra- pery and drawing of the figures in the earlier examples are also exceptionally good.
'■'Several of the Christian symbols were comm...on also to pagan art ; as the palm, the crown, the ship, and others to be hereafter mentioned. They acquired, how- ever, under Christian treatment a profounder and nobler significance than they ever possessed before. But there "are other and more striking examples of the adoption, when appropriate to Christian themes, of subjects from pagan art. Orpheus charming the wild beasts with his lyre is a frequently recurring figure in the Catacombs, and is referred to by the Christian Fathers as a type of Him who drew all men to himself by the sweet persua- sive power of his divine word.
What to read after The Catacombs of Rome, And Their Testimony Relative to Primitive Christianity?
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