. 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. 152 The Mocking of Christ. (Silver-gilt plates. Cathedral, Aix-la-Chapelle.) transgress the needful decorum of Art. In the often-quoted i BibleHistoriee at Paris, among the various modes of insult and annoy-ance, a squirt is being used. Albert Dureralso gives a figure blowing a horn close tothe Saviours ear. Also the mode of covering our Lordsface is significant of time and school. Thecovering the whole face, according to , may be con
. 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. 152 The Mocking of Christ. (Silver-gilt plates. Cathedral, Aix-la-Chapelle.) transgress the needful decorum of Art. In the often-quoted i BibleHistoriee at Paris, among the various modes of insult and annoy-ance, a squirt is being used. Albert Dureralso gives a figure blowing a horn close tothe Saviours ear. Also the mode of covering our Lordsface is significant of time and school. Thecovering the whole face, according to , may be considered the is generally seen in the ivories of the14th century (woodcut, No 153), where asoldier on each side holds the ends of thecloth which conceals the divine face. Butlater Art vindicates her right to see asmuch of the face as possible; accordingly,nothing more than a bandage is passedacross the eyes. Even this was sometimeseluded, for occasionally the bandage istransparent, and the eyes are seen gazing 153 The First Mocking of with a strange and unearthy effect, (ivory. 14th century.). 56 HISTORY OF OUR LORD. as if piercing all obstacles by their divine power. Fra Angelicohas imagined this supernatural appearance (woodcut, No. 154). Hehas given also to Christ the ball and sceptre of sovereignty, thusshowing His abstract dignity in the midst of actual insults. For
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