. The history of Our Lord as exemplified in works of art : with that of His types ; St. John the Baptist ; and other persons of the Old and New Testament. s not so impressive,and was probably derived from the stage machinery of sacredplays. Contemporary with this form of representation, and lastingthrough many generations, is another phase of the subject, morereal in intention, but curiously showing the helplessness of Artwhich preceded the revival of painting in Italy. Taking advantageof a line in the sacred text, And a cloud received Him out oftheir sight, the Person of the Saviour is ingeni
. The history of Our Lord as exemplified in works of art : with that of His types ; St. John the Baptist ; and other persons of the Old and New Testament. s not so impressive,and was probably derived from the stage machinery of sacredplays. Contemporary with this form of representation, and lastingthrough many generations, is another phase of the subject, morereal in intention, but curiously showing the helplessness of Artwhich preceded the revival of painting in Italy. Taking advantageof a line in the sacred text, And a cloud received Him out oftheir sight, the Person of the Saviour is ingeniously concealed from midst, energetically pointing to the vision above. In the Christ, however, who standswith a terrible countenance above—holding a large scroll, and surrounded with a glorysupported by angels, on a sort of platform full of eyes, with four fiery wings, and theheads of a lion, an ox, an eagle, and an angel— The living creature that I saw underthe God of Israel by the river of Chebar (Ezekiel x. 20)—we recognise the vision ofEzekiel. But this miniature, attributed to the 4th century, is probably as falsely datedas it is THE ASCENSION. 309
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