. Art in France. FJG. 144. —SAINT REMI CONDUCTED BY FRONT OF THE CATHEDRAL OF REIMS. (Photo. Nenrdein.) 71 ART IN FRANCE. FIG. 145.— FICrRE OS THE CENTRAL PORCH OF THE WEST FRONT OF THE CATHEDRAL OF REIMS. {Photo. Alieusrmenl.) more impressively announced (). In ihe thirteenth century aserene splendour enfolds the teachingChrist; at the end of the MiddleAges He was replaced by the suffer-ing Saviour. But the Virgin was more especiallydear to the artists of the thirteenthcentury; her figure dominates thewhole of Gothic art. The majorityof the great cathedrals were dedi-cated
. Art in France. FJG. 144. —SAINT REMI CONDUCTED BY FRONT OF THE CATHEDRAL OF REIMS. (Photo. Nenrdein.) 71 ART IN FRANCE. FIG. 145.— FICrRE OS THE CENTRAL PORCH OF THE WEST FRONT OF THE CATHEDRAL OF REIMS. {Photo. Alieusrmenl.) more impressively announced (). In ihe thirteenth century aserene splendour enfolds the teachingChrist; at the end of the MiddleAges He was replaced by the suffer-ing Saviour. But the Virgin was more especiallydear to the artists of the thirteenthcentury; her figure dominates thewhole of Gothic art. The majorityof the great cathedrals were dedi-cated to her, and already an im-posing chapel in the choir was setapart for her. The part she playsin the Gospels is modest enough:but popular imaginations supplementedit; legend blossomed around her,and provided her with a copiousbiography. In the twelfth centurythe Virgin was represented seated, and supporting the Infant God upon her knee; she was thethrone of Solomon. Jesus does not look at her; He is already preaching or blessing. It is thusshe was represented on the tympanaof the Romanesque churches, thusshe was carved m stone
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