| Show t A ArI I 1 rI rIi i church hurch Anon nor pre are thrown open opal on nn t man mue day will l 1 close dOle to I nm I in m evi pY ry n teller 1111 hung with hull bulb end Ild d with strands of ill ih pill it ti a pit pits altars and i chancel at ar a with foliage and d brilliant i th Ui h house hous flowers flower Christmas r a sv 1101 i m i green or silver or se gold ged sw a awing lit nl I n I while mottoes In la I evergreen re r o 0 t Used lined on oe convenient rn c cIn dIM dl blaa Maas In unwonted glory tin i n ft i decked altars alt rind and nd tie the ch chIm n M In m mchurch church tower tow ring out 1 taro carols to call caU l til tie worship t I No wads we Wf haw have an as Ides Idea Id that we WI wedo w do 0 litter hotter In everything than thu m Iny n pre pie p p I ceding cedi age 18 ha has don done But d de Me we W 1 pee U In this matter of in and l e in inmany churched Ort our ur many mall particulars th the he mediaeval hur li h l hRat Rat th tile the story etory ef of the Nativity I nI tl Malty In the minds mInd of w r Th TIte clergy believed that In II li wa ns tan Ih foundation t of or their religion and lot Io t no opportunity of Impressing In It II upon up their flocks n Th y preach preached ft ed of Of n to t they tarry sang eslit n of 11 end they Ih y placed It R before the eyes eye Ye of i their I wor wort t In to any an term form which watch II waa a possible Ibl Th TN two great gnat t orders that prang up as ae the result of or the preach preaching In I ing of Bt lit Francis Frande nr r A Assist and nd his Ids contemporary alt 81 I i returned again mad and again aln to tIp tie that the birth of or the th 1 hI Saviour t emphasise their o own on n dm dot trine of or con crated poverty ThO friars friar t to ID coarse coar e robes fO and sustained Iy by l v Ui lh 1 alms afro of the populace found in III in I manger and the a never ner source Ne of Inspiration and When Wilen th the tope pope OP enlightened by y u ml dream dam to the III etT IT i t Ihal th l St f 1 fFrancis Francis and lit t Dominic w IC e t to 10 b be bethe bethe th the pillar which in that I ut t of or ie II heresy hereby should sheuki hou Id support m II P i ort the I h II church against 1 the alia k oi d UK Its II ene utter ink came to f the l I of the Ih preaching fri tria n new i lies bee hp and convent 1 11 to spring up II p all over Europe and a I I a I r of f aut I ll of prow pros dune dolls I before bror pored ne u th Ih v 1 had hud novel When tin till churches were wr ere t l their r rs w N n I ailed upon to I exercise l their i Ian K n IM rev In decorating them thOm their d patrons patron p favoring i t I of the M Glad minima 1111 nna and u us Is st rutted to 10 appeal ap ul to the th simple minds of nr the people Many of the early arly r nals inc archi arhl architect II like Nn Nicole ola PI a were re Ills men of It could truly t rut be lit said that to labor Ibor was IIa a to 10 prey pruyn n r r rix ix nn a ns born burn about shoal 1207 1 07 and u uart ur II art aft was wan then in a very rude crude i state elate his Ill first Idea Ideas of ot carving were wre obtained by studying I he the Ih ba bae on some Home un Im ancient dent cl Dt Greek marbles marble brought to his hie na native native tive live lieu fin by one Ofte of the many galleys plying between that port and the oust east t tuch Such Huch Specimens were used need In orna ornamenting the bp I tombs of or the time Um so sa sayI yI poverty stricken was 11 Italy then la In beautiful sculpture Uke Ilke all nil architects cI cIo of o his day understood stone stonecutting ton cutting and studied the Ih antique with 1 such urh good effect Id t that In to 1 he h was abl able to i n that won wonderful rf ul marble pulpit In the Ih baptistery of rat r Pisa PIa hl h was HM the th of or the i cIty Ity and an the Ih envy of o every ry 01 hl i community y Uv Ito six fix Ix aides de are ure r with On one ona of or these In Is I 1 HI 4 c th tie the story alory I of 0 the Nativity a sm second ond ono one being de dp devoted voted to the th visit of the mail magi kings MOM Blond begged beP I for a pulpit exactly like Ilk It ft JIo An Nicola Pant executed It with the assistance of or his hiM son Hon Giovanni who became almost MM as H great grat a sculptor I P AI r r rC t tC r II lI N C Iti C I it A IC I f I I 11 Lr use Il I ro hI roI 0 II I I 1 l 1 r J Jj I T IT I eR ar c 4 1 y F a r 1 t C n r r rJ eC I J i t N A L a r A AI 1 I i 7 e I Iy II y I I r Cal 1 r V o oI oY I r Y t R a I Is 1 t s t e r S p y 4 1 Z r rr rry it p y y tad gk tr t Ie Iet Iea a t t 1 fr f rF F it s l f 7 S r 9 r r rf 1 1 P LL 1 c h ua ua M THE fHE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS BY F BONAZZA FROM THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN AND ST PAUL VENICE DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1867 M all a hta father bather and by b hi hl pupils Fro Frn Pm Agnelli a Dominican monk and sad Arnolfo creator of the Florentine I duomo lII IaM Irani bUIlL lanai ar churches church but It i iwa WH was us BItt t t UI he h turned his hI attention to U Rit he bM W t cation allon He IN Is I known as all the father fIher of or orn modern n rn sculpture and If hi his hili Madonna look very much tike like Greek perhaps It In Is I because bau he was Wall not above I adapting to hl hi his uses the models mortels he h found on the Ih antiques antique which he h ludl Ml There Then In is I to 10 thU this day dOl In the th Campo ampo Santo anlo of nf Pisa Pica Pl a a II tomb built of I am ancient lent marble marUle whereon may Y bo be seen n a Ii classic enIc version verlon of or the th legend of and Phaedra Several figures In this Ihl are identical with those on the famous fam pulpit In Indeed Indeed Indeed deed the Virgin In one scene ne Is III a copy of a goddess and In another of the thO lUll Ills son oa Oft o ID In his hili footsteps foot toot footsteps steps built loth bu it churches made rude many copies of or the famous pulpit and exe executed executed I buIt and statue of ot tile lire th i Madonna One On of ut the most moat famous lamo of Ivor I these was waa the costly Madonna fadonna In Ivory Ivor MI which hit h adorned the altar attar I I of ot th the cathedral at ao This Thin had hada j a casket ket on its b breast In which were i gored the th offerings of jewels made by I I j devout penitents penitent Many of the early 1 renaissance sculptors like those tho of the Greek school which h they the Ih followed cal col colored ored their work In Imitation of nature Some of ot the tinted tat d look al almost almost most moat like The Th school of I Luea della delta produced d the love loveliest Hext liest effects effect In this line Lin Lu i hail had her bet ben n apprenticed to a goldsmith as ns a were so painter rind and sculptors sculptor of the me rw ft t was not D no f 1 Mil training for tilt ml wan Wall more ed and 84 vule person than Ills hla Ie modern He lie lieI designed tp und an I I made mad lov IOve e l enamels I decorated the th a RuId and plate of or orthe the rich and nohl with 1 fonts Olt of or 0 tarns armM armMor or other devices end and nd made the Ih embossed d chalices u used rd In the service arvle of or the I altar such ouch things of or beauty that today they are almost priceless To aces accomplish push all this the t goldsmith had to un understand Understand I drawing and designing car earr carving earring ing and modeling He lie did on a small mall scale what whal the artist and sculptor did didon didon didon on A large one Luca LUCK delta della Is la laId said Id also alo to tn have hav received some ome of ot his III training from the designer of ot those wondrous bronse bronee doors doo to the baptistery of Florence of ot which Michael Angelo Anglo said ald that they thy were worthy to In t b hO the doors doo of or paradise Lucas Lucan Lucani i In marble brought him much credit but little money and be being beIng ing like most of or his hi craft In those days a n democrat h ht he pondered long Ions on a n away away way to bring brag to the artist and anel art to the people IHl by reducing both the labor and cost coot of or material He found It In his hi famous glazed Kia terra tern which were as a durable as a tone stone An Angels Angels gels lovely lovel children and the Madonna and anil Child under various arlou guises gul were his hi favorite subjects One Olle of ot the mot most beautiful at or all Luca delta delf works Is Ie the Madonna the Lilies 1111 made to adorn a house hUUM on the Via VIII dol del Agnolo The Madonna and anil Child l of or o San Is also very vory lovi lovely lovly ly Tile The T he bronse brona doors loon of or o t Florence H famous duomo are front from his he h hand and you will also allM and him well represented t 1 I In ti notion ills Hi I i on nn hl hi work in i ii FI i n nIlls Ills hid lh und end nd he h K neph s him but bul the I loner nr f Nn JoI the Ih friend of I t 1 lIn n j Rohl thoi to t to 10 forsake t end o I nuJ HII HIIs I 1 Rifted gifted clr Ird le le lethe III s i n M Mar Mor ir o of r the th name nam d dand 1 I I 1 old ohl Id t tand in 11 in u I t and the Ih corn cern ecret rI ar f r ft bin bins rp r Ins Inn 10 t 1 h I 1 h holti i t iI I old olti i hill u i It 11 la Ius I i aey 1 Ihli h one nf at t their t tIT i I cottu vt M I S a char r h II in h oath 1 but hut IH is I rich In able uble r h pr gays t Virgin and nd bi b Isis i i it Its from tl hN hl f r for 1 or less leas I famous r mou d f t tn i n Jv n Ml Karl An AnK Ang I II more Inure given tf it t sterner i portrayed I her In marble merhle ju lu Hn Han Lorenso en may mav m P He see rp I 1 i and Child young and sin vu I i It placid Id dignity which Is i Lt It of the th Pieta Pie In 11 m t Iv Pet t maintained that thaI her I y t ture made the Mather of i ito I 1 to ail Hll 11 human Ilef rl fl r or in Ili I h 1 r time dl 1 I dJ or are an f 1 with a delicate and p MI I 1 On One of ff the th h v of ur his hili work I is the he th th Ih I I nc i plea piece pip In the Church of ut f tl ti i ierne Iem r erne em whore where Mary sits It i e I holding the Infant while d a dof I of her hr are Sat San Sa Lorenzo lorenco m all i RI I narda lIo was wan n nt t i e Madonna but his hi pupil hl R was more inure sw ui e f t fline i 01 line lint one of Ills his Madonn ai 1 tin n Child being am mg the Ih 1 n r II h gallery in v t I t b Nativity by ni m I 1 i ithe tilt the l m In chapel chall I e muter master of Le Leand 1 I Lt 0 and nd a II friend of ot the l lIn V Ii rd I I n In his hi day dR a great reat A 11 I na and the Child ChIM from i ithe hl i J j the National museum l i ij I IThe The popularity of th th ld renaissance art sit of cOUrs ou I 1 j e i ar to the fart fact r t that at st Ihl this t n churches church were built ant and t nn 1 i a r t I tr her h r In Home alone th It I r 8 t of or these thee and other i h I alcove or a II chapel ha pl d vol i 1 l I u gin gill At Christ Christmas max tl Il t 10 t two wax was always fitted tilt nut nul a m ill n e r E and in tar Hit in ine I 01 o I e especially devoted to If her in inthe If 11 I Ithe the stable was wall emr IJ J 1 T t gin was the frt friend nd n or r v p dal guardian of ot dill i i n dO r I rund und and as aa such Much all Chri Christen I 0 her hr Through th the agen agency v f r 1 Image could be b t t I If f fills the ills worshiper at al ev i 1 I ut i ii i tl tr tt sanctuary It smiled 1 of i r from alcoves and niches where i at al conveniently could be bf ns i if picturing her li r life lif lr v a funnels for tur altars altan pulpit pulps r ar a organ Her lIar form farm wax was u 1 f rI 1 H upon doom doors anil and over oer 1 I IOne One reason why the th PK I lure lur n in p po pIH ble hIe a as the bt rell f D nl hr o was waa popular In these th chui hul h IH is I that th they y were ware more mort perm un is the damp and moldy mold tru tui than Ihan jr un anva vase va In Venice uh wh ra n Ier K is i everywhere ono one may see ere many oaf carvings The tier 1111 which uh iud wJ low the tho chapel of or the Ry R in is the Church of or San Giovanni e t Paolo la is 1867 destroyed some scone of or the llio finest nn of 01 these thue th done especially for tor It U by Tor Tot and anti F P 1 nona The picture given herewith shove a I section of or mie otie of these de tr b be ba If tram from this Ule Venetian huld t It wee was th the work werk ef ot mid laid flU s The rhe Atler Uon of or the she Shep Shepherd p herd herds 1 MAItTI |
