. Art in France. ave prominence to, the figuresmore particularly interesting to their local ex-pressions of worship. In the general tradition,each diocese had its particular interest in oneof the innumerable figures that belong to allChristendom. The Parisians kept a place of honour for theEvangelists, for the patrons of their city; when they enter Notre Dame they are received by St. Denis,carrying his head, and accompaniedby angels; elsewhere they see piercing the Dragon withhis crozier. The cathedral, whichabsorbed an ancient church dedicatedto St. Stephen, was not unmindfulof the
. Art in France. ave prominence to, the figuresmore particularly interesting to their local ex-pressions of worship. In the general tradition,each diocese had its particular interest in oneof the innumerable figures that belong to allChristendom. The Parisians kept a place of honour for theEvangelists, for the patrons of their city; when they enter Notre Dame they are received by St. Denis,carrying his head, and accompaniedby angels; elsewhere they see piercing the Dragon withhis crozier. The cathedral, whichabsorbed an ancient church dedicatedto St. Stephen, was not unmindfulof the proto-martyr; the southerntympanum is dedicated to his people of Amiens easily recog-nise their special patrons among theaposdes of the universe; in the leftporch of the west front, St. Firminraises his hand in benediction towardsthat Picardy he converted; one of themost famous bishops of Amiens, , is elaborately commemoratedon the tympanum of the south Chartres, amidst the multitude. FIG. 152. — NORTH PORCH OF THE CATHEDRAL OF ROUEN, KNOWN AS THE PORTAIL DES LIBRAIRES. 75 ART IN FRANCE
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