. The art of the Italian renaissance; a handbook for students and travellers. down to the sufferer, but the miracle of raisincrhim up appears less marvellous so ; St. Pnter lonkv ?.^^flyjj^Jjie crjpplf^^^2^o_gazes_aUn)^^ The Uo profiles are op])osite each other, and the teaision__of the t^^o_tigllres is evident. The psychicalillumination of the scene is unparalleled. St. Peter has a companion figure in St. John, who stands by, his headslightly bent, ^^ ith a kindly gesture of encouragement. The cripple hashis antithesis in a colleague who looks on \Nith dull envy. The crowdpi-essing fo
. The art of the Italian renaissance; a handbook for students and travellers. down to the sufferer, but the miracle of raisincrhim up appears less marvellous so ; St. Pnter lonkv ?.^^flyjj^Jjie crjpplf^^^2^o_gazes_aUn)^^ The Uo profiles are op])osite each other, and the teaision__of the t^^o_tigllres is evident. The psychicalillumination of the scene is unparalleled. St. Peter has a companion figure in St. John, who stands by, his headslightly bent, ^^ ith a kindly gesture of encouragement. The cripple hashis antithesis in a colleague who looks on \Nith dull envy. The crowdpi-essing for\vard in doubt or cui-iosity, presents a greatvariety of ex-pression, and contrast is afforded by a propoition of indifferent has introduced into this scene .of luuiian misery a contra_st^another kind ; two naked (?luldreu, ideal ibrms,_whose lundnous fieA-tint^shine_QuLf r()m_ the ))ictjire. 71>c Iknth of Amnrw. is a thankless subject for a picture, since it isnnpossibk. to represent death as the result of transgression. The painter RAPHAEL 117. The Ilftitli tif X, Itiirignys Engraving after Uapliaels Cartoon. can depict the coiinnotioii, tlic awe-stnick ^, but liow can the moral of the incident be enforced, ov how can it be shown that is the death of the unrighteous f ]{aphael has done his best to express this, at least superficially. The composition of the picture is very austere. On a podium in the middle sFands the entire band of ^Vpostles, a _compact and impressive mass againsF a dark^bjujjgilOHpd. On the left the gifts are being brought, on the right they are being distributed, a very simple and perspicuous motive. In the foreground is the dramatic incident. Ananias lies convulsed on the ground. Those nearest tojiim start back in horror. The circle of these tigures in the foreground is so constructed that Ananias, falling backwards, makes a ga)) in the^comppsition which is visible from_a distance. AVe now und
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