The Open court . Ceiling of Santa Lucina (After Rossi. Reproduced from F. X. Kraus.) who teach. But (says Dr. F. X. Kraus, quoting from Schnasse^)it lacks individuality and strength. The faces of all the apostlesare made after the same pattern and the expression of the variouspersons is monotonous. The tombstone of Eutropus is of special interest because welearn fron the picture that he was a sarcophagus-maker by is represented at work assisted by his apprentice. The inscrip- 1 Geschtchte der Ital. Kunst. 58. See Kraus, 1. c, p. n;. 758 THE OPEN COURT. tion/ which speaks of him as


The Open court . Ceiling of Santa Lucina (After Rossi. Reproduced from F. X. Kraus.) who teach. But (says Dr. F. X. Kraus, quoting from Schnasse^)it lacks individuality and strength. The faces of all the apostlesare made after the same pattern and the expression of the variouspersons is monotonous. The tombstone of Eutropus is of special interest because welearn fron the picture that he was a sarcophagus-maker by is represented at work assisted by his apprentice. The inscrip- 1 Geschtchte der Ital. Kunst. 58. See Kraus, 1. c, p. n;. 758 THE OPEN COURT. tion/ which speaks of him as saintly^ and fearing God, as well asthe dove with the olive branch, indicates that he was a man standing behind the artist is perhaps his son. According. ^%f


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