Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

342 A1·ts апd Crafts iп tl1e Middle Ages

Cizique, а Gгeek, who painted on ivшy and оп paгcl1- шcnt in Romc dнring tЬе fiгst Clll'istiaв севtшу. But such а loвg peгiod clapscs between hc1· time and tЬat wblch ,vc are аЬопt to stпdy, that sl1e сан Ьсгс occupy опlу the position of bcing геfcrrcd to as an inteгesting isolatcd case. ТЬс Byzantinc is а vсгу casy style to recognizc, Ье­ санsе of thc iвflcxiЫe stiffncss of thc figшes, dcpcnding fш any beauty largcly uроп thc usc of bшnishcd golcl, апd the symmet1·ical folcls of tl1e dгapcгics, \YhicЬ ofteп s110,v а sort of arcliaic gгасе. Byzantiвc агt is not so пшсh гcpгcscntation as seggestioв and syшbolisш. Tl1cre is а book ,vhich тау still Ьс consпlted, calkd "А Byzaвtiпe Gпidc to Painting," ,vl1icl1 coпtaiвs accuгatc гecipes to Ье follo,vcd in paiпtiпg pictuгcs of eacl1 saiпt, tl1c colouгs prcscгibed fог tl1e clress of tl1e Vi1·giп, and tЬс groпping to Ье adopted iв гepгcscntiпg eacl1 of tЬе staпdaгd Scriptuгal scenes; and it Ьаs haгdly fгош the fiгst оссштеd to any Byzantinc aгtist to dcpaгt f гот tl1esc rcgнlations. Thc hcads and faccs lack iп­ dividuality, авd агс outliпcd and cшphasizcd ,vith lш1·d, uпsympatl1etic Ыасk lincs; thc co]ouгiпg is sallO\v ашl tl1c expгession stolid. Any atteшpt at delincatiпg emotioп is gmtcsquc, and griшacing. Tl1e bcauty, fог iп spite of all thcse dra,vbacks tl1eгc is gгcat bcauty, iп Byzantinc manuscripts, is, as has bccn indicatecl, а сlшгш of colour and gleaming gold rathcr thaп of dc­ sign. In tЬс BostonАгt М:useum there is а fiпe схашрlс of а laгge single miniatшc of а Byzantiпc "Flight into