A history of Belgium from the Roman invasion to the present day . Spirit, as contrasted withthe first creation through the flesh, is directlyinspired by the mystic writings of the time, whilethe harmony and depth of colours, the gorgeousrobes and jewels adorning the figures of God, theVirgin and the angels, the pompous cavalcade ofknights and judges and the systematic groupingof the central scene, are an adequate expressionof the love of ceremony and solemn luxury whichcharacterized the Burgundian age. The wholepicture appears as a sacred pageant in which thesaints, the angels and the blessed
A history of Belgium from the Roman invasion to the present day . Spirit, as contrasted withthe first creation through the flesh, is directlyinspired by the mystic writings of the time, whilethe harmony and depth of colours, the gorgeousrobes and jewels adorning the figures of God, theVirgin and the angels, the pompous cavalcade ofknights and judges and the systematic groupingof the central scene, are an adequate expressionof the love of ceremony and solemn luxury whichcharacterized the Burgundian age. The wholepicture appears as a sacred pageant in which thesaints, the angels and the blessed take the placeof nobles, ladies and clerics, as they were seenduring the festivities and processions arranged atthe ducal court. Considered as a purely religious picture, thiswork, like almost all the works of the school,stands in striking contrast to Italian fourteenth-century painting, especially as illustrated by thefrescoes of Giotto. The latter are characterizedby an extreme simplicity of outline and by vividnarrative power. In Padua, for instance, Giotto.
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