Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

Sculptшe iп Stone

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1·ate sculptшe in fош compartments, ,vhich аге tl1e figшes of шапу saiпts. Thcre is а legend iн coввection ,vith those figшes: ,,,J1en the шille1·s ,ve1·e about to selcct а patгon saiпt, tl1cy agгeed to сЬооsе the saint on ,Yhosc hcad а dove, гeleased fог the pнrpose, should alight; but as the Ьiгd elected to settle on tЬе Ьеаd of а demon, they abaпdoned tЬeir plan ! The figures in these caгvings аге almost. fгее of tЬе gl'ound; tЬеу арреаг to Ье а collection of sepai·ate statнettes, the scenes beiпg laid in t]11·ec ог fош planes. It is not restrained bas-1·elief; Ьнt t]1e effect is ехtгешеlу гicl1. The sculptшes iв higl1 1·elief, but in шо1·с conveпtional pгoportion thaп tl1esc, \Yl1icЬ оссш 011 the dividiвg \Yall Ьet,vcen the сlюiг and thc north aisle, ai·e tlюгoughly satisfactory. Tl1ey ai·c coloшed; thcy ,ve1·e exccuted i11 1531, and thcy гeprcseat sccncs in tЬе life of tЬе I3aptist. In thc pa11el \УЬеге Saloшc is portгayed а� da11cing, а grave littlc monkey is sееп ,vatching l1e1· froш нnder tl1e tаЫс. Thc siшilaг sc1·een sштoundiпg tl1e sanctнary at Pai·i::, ,vas tl1c ,voгk of the chief cathe­ (lгal aгchitect, .Jean Rепоу, ,vith ,vlюш ,voгked Ьis перЬе,v, Jchan le Boнteilleг. Tl1ese stone caгved scгee11s аге quitc usual in the Пе de Fгавсе. The finest аге at Chartгes, wЬе1·е they go stгaigl1t aгound tl1e ambulatory, the whole choi1· beiвg fenced in, as it ,vеге, аЬонt the apse, Ьу tЬis exquisite woгk. TЬis screeн is шоrе effective, too, fш being left in the natural соlош of the stone: wl1cre tЬcse sculptшcs агс painted, as they usнally агс, tЬсу sнggcst \Yood caгviвgs, and hап�