. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c, with their derivations . na.) Nativity. While the Adoration of the Magiis one of the commonest subjects of early Chris-tian art, the Nativity is one of the rarest. It isnot found in any catacomb frescoes, or themosaics of any basilicas or churches. Theonly examples are sculptural, and this on ivories,gems, &c. On these general
. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c, with their derivations . na.) Nativity. While the Adoration of the Magiis one of the commonest subjects of early Chris-tian art, the Nativity is one of the rarest. It isnot found in any catacomb frescoes, or themosaics of any basilicas or churches. Theonly examples are sculptural, and this on ivories,gems, &c. On these generally the Child isseen wrapped in swaddling clothes as the cen-tral object, the star appears above, the Virginon a rude couch, and sometimes St. Joseplirapt in thought, his head resting on his hand ;the ox and the ass appear behind, and shepherilswith curved staves stand by adoring. Natural. In Music, a character marked jjused to correct the power of a previous sharp orflat. A natural scale is a scale written withoutsharps or flats. Naturalisti, It. Artists who work on theprinciple of a close adherence to the forms andcolours actually combined in natural epithet was particularly applied as a termof reproach to the founders of the modern Dutchschool of painting. (See Ideal. ). Fig. 478, Naumachia, from a coin of Domitian. Naumachia {vav%, a ship, and m^^XI. a battle). (1) A spectacle representing a sea-fight, a subjectfrequently represented on coins and sculptures. (2) A building erected for such shows. Napo-leon I. had a theatre at Milan filled with waterfor a sea-fight. Nautilus. A shell-fish that sails on the sur-face of the sea in its shell. Its spiral univalveshell is a common motive in ornamental design. Learn of the little nautilus to sail,Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. KPoJ-c.)
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