The Early Church in the Light of the Monuments a Study in Christian Archology
The Early Church in the Light of the Monuments a Study in Christian Archology
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Portraits of our Lord.
The earliest representations of our Lord in the catacombs were not portraits. He is represented at first ideally, as a beautiful and beardless youth, generally under the form of the Good Shepherd. In these pictures there is, quite obviously, no attempt whatever at portraiture, nor at any kind of verisimili- tude. It is an idea which is portrayed, not the Christ as He walked on earth. The whole treatment is con- ventional and cannot possibly be mistaken for anything else. ...It was no part of the purpose of those artists who made such pictures to present to the eyes of the faithful the actual features of the historical Christ, but only to speak to them of the beauty of His character, and of the work that He accomplished for the salvation of souls.
But here and there in the catacombs themselves, and in many specimens of the art of the earliest cen- turies, we do find representations of a different type. These latter are not of a merely conventional character, but certainly give the idea of an attempt to set forth an actual likeness.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Portraits of our Lord.
The earliest representations of our Lord in the catacombs were not portraits. He is represented at first ideally, as a beautiful and beardless youth, generally under the form of the Good Shepherd. In these pictures there is, quite obviously, no attempt whatever at portraiture, nor at any kind of verisimili- tude. It is an idea which is portrayed, not the Christ as He walked on earth. The whole treatment is con- ventional and cannot possibly be mistaken for anything else. ...It was no part of the purpose of those artists who made such pictures to present to the eyes of the faithful the actual features of the historical Christ, but only to speak to them of the beauty of His character, and of the work that He accomplished for the salvation of souls.
But here and there in the catacombs themselves, and in many specimens of the art of the earliest cen- turies, we do find representations of a different type. These latter are not of a merely conventional character, but certainly give the idea of an attempt to set forth an actual likeness.
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