Byzantine and Romanesque architecture . S. COSTANZA—ROME Plate XL V. xMOSAICS AT S. COSTANZA—ROME Phot. Aljiari CH. xiii] ROME 191 bring the fruit in carts drawn by oxen. Elsewhere the s. Cos-surface is strewn with detached sprays of leafage amongwhich are pheasants and partridges, and things, suchas vases, horns, mirrors, boxes, and shells. There isnothing to suggest mourning, but just as in the Etruscanpaintings in the tombs of Tarquinii all is feasting, dancing,sport, and jollity, so here everything speaks of life andcheerfulness, and enjoyment of nature, contrasting stronglywith the solemn
Byzantine and Romanesque architecture . S. COSTANZA—ROME Plate XL V. xMOSAICS AT S. COSTANZA—ROME Phot. Aljiari CH. xiii] ROME 191 bring the fruit in carts drawn by oxen. Elsewhere the s. Cos-surface is strewn with detached sprays of leafage amongwhich are pheasants and partridges, and things, suchas vases, horns, mirrors, boxes, and shells. There isnothing to suggest mourning, but just as in the Etruscanpaintings in the tombs of Tarquinii all is feasting, dancing,sport, and jollity, so here everything speaks of life andcheerfulness, and enjoyment of nature, contrasting stronglywith the solemn conventionalities of the religious art thatfollowed. It was to this natural school that it wouldseem Constantine V, Theophilus, and the other icono-clastic emperors in the 8th century reverted for thedecoration of their churches and palaces after they hadmade a clean sweep of religious imagery. The church was preceded by a narthex with an apseat each end like that at S. Vitale; but it is now in ruins. The church of S. Stefano Rotondo (Fig. 41), has s. stefanolo
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