Monuments of the early church . Fig. 114.— Ivory cathedra of Maxiiniamis, bishop of Ravenna. About 550 John theBaptist and the four Evangelists, SCULPTURE — Ivo ries 287 the life of the Virgin show the influence of the apocryphal Gos-pels on early art, and present for the first time some of thesubjects which were to become popular in the Middle mm ivi ^ ^r Fig. story of Joseph; example of carving on the back of the cathedra of Maximianus. On the sides the story of Joseph is related in ten scenes. Twoof them are illustrated in Fig. 115: in the lower scene Josephis let down
Monuments of the early church . Fig. 114.— Ivory cathedra of Maxiiniamis, bishop of Ravenna. About 550 John theBaptist and the four Evangelists, SCULPTURE — Ivo ries 287 the life of the Virgin show the influence of the apocryphal Gos-pels on early art, and present for the first time some of thesubjects which were to become popular in the Middle mm ivi ^ ^r Fig. story of Joseph; example of carving on the back of the cathedra of Maximianus. On the sides the story of Joseph is related in ten scenes. Twoof them are illustrated in Fig. 115: in the lower scene Josephis let down into the well while his brothers stain his coat withblood; above, Jacob tears his hair at the sight of Josephs 288 nCTORlAL ART bloody coat. These figures show great rudeness of execution,but at the same time a certain barbarous vigor which looksmore like the forceful beginnings of a new art than the de- F^^ m ^^KlUK- ,.ijlipU|ijl|^lU W^^ Fk;. 11( Iiy (iu-prl Ildiii Miiriiiu), now at Ravenna. -i\il; ir seventh enihrDiuMl auiidst the Apostles, the Three Children iu the luniace, the story ofJonah, the healing of the blind, the raising of Lazarus, healing of a demoniac, healing ofthe paralytic. cadence of an old. They suggest the reflection that manyhopeful revivals of art must have been rendered abortive bythe frequent sup
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