Sacred Art

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Excerpt from Sacred Art: The Bible Study Pictured by Eminent Modern PaintersHE present work has been designed for the purpose of interpreting the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation by the medium of such works of Art as have occupied the promi nent painters of modern tinies. The painters whose pictures are reproduced are not re stricted to those of the British School, but embrace those of Continental Schools, notably the French, where the interpretation of Scriptural events-has been treated in an original manner, with a degree of expression and vigour that enables the beholder to instantly and clearly grasp the spirit or sentiment of the work. This is notably instanced in the practical effect conveyed of an outcast - a wanderer upon the earth - in Cormon's Cain, where no metaphysical or poetical meaning is attempted, but a stern portrayal is given of the actual effect of the curse. For poetical attributes we must turn to such works as the beautiful representations of the Creation of Light or the Creation of Man, by burne-jones, but these differing phases of the painters' outlook are calculated to give to the work that variety of individual expression which, while attractive in itself, enlarges in a great measure, with the aid of such notes as will be given, the region into which the thought and emotion of the beholder are drawn.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.