Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

236 Arts апd Cтafts iп tl1e �Iiddle Ages

posed to Ьаvе '' his feet shod "'·ith the prepaгation of the Gospel of Реасе; " but АЬЬе Roze t.hinks it more likely that this figuгe reprcsents an нnfrocked monk abandoniпg the chшch. One of these displays tЬс beasts in Niпeveh, and а little squat шопkсу, developiпg into а deYil, is "·ittily cЬaгacterized Ьу Ruskin as геУегsiпg tЬе Dai·,yinian tЬео1·у. ТЬе statues above these little quatгefoils аге over sevcn feet iп height, diffe1·i11g slightly, and evideпt.ly po1·tгait sculptшes inspiгed Ьу living шodels, adapted to thciг шоге auste1·e use in this sitнation. А quiet and iпcoпspicuous схашрlе of exqнisite rcfiпement in Got1iic bas-гelicf is to Ье seen in tl1e шcda.llionecl " Poгtail анх Libгaiгes " at tЬе Catlieclгal in Roнen. This dоог,Уау \Yas bнilt in 12i8 Ьу Jean Davi, \Yho шнst Ьаvе been опе of the fiгst sculptoгs of his time. The шedallioпs are а se1·ies of little grotesqнes, some of theш iпeffaЬly cnt. crtaiпiпg, апd оtЬегs cxp1·ess­ ive of геаl cleptЬ of kno,Yledge and thought. Ruskiп has eulogized sоше of tЬese little figuгes: one as haviпg in its еуе " tl1e expгession \YhicЬ is neYer seen but in the еуе of а dog gna,Ying sometЬing in jest, and pгepaгing to staгt а,Уау \Yith it." 1 Again, Ье dctects а \Yonderfнl piece of r·ealism and appгeciative "·ork in the face of а man who leans ,,,itЪ his head on his hand in tl10ught: the wrinkles pнshed нр under his еуе are especially comшended. In the south tгaпsept at Ашiеш; is а piece of elabo-