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Cave shrines Spread of the Indianized style. Sculpture . The southern Chinese rulers , notably Liang Wu Ti ( ruled 502-549 ) , developed the Han tradition of monumental stone sculpture , lining the " spirit way " to the tomb with winged ...
Cave shrines Spread of the Indianized style. Sculpture . The southern Chinese rulers , notably Liang Wu Ti ( ruled 502-549 ) , developed the Han tradition of monumental stone sculpture , lining the " spirit way " to the tomb with winged ...
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... Sculpture . The bronze " Christ's Column , " set up , sup- posedly by St. Bernward , in Hildesheim early in the 11th century , is a modest prophecy of the monumental spirit that would distinguish the sculptural decoration of the new ...
... Sculpture . The bronze " Christ's Column , " set up , sup- posedly by St. Bernward , in Hildesheim early in the 11th century , is a modest prophecy of the monumental spirit that would distinguish the sculptural decoration of the new ...
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... sculpture , particularly in the handling of the drapery . Moreover , in moving from Pisa to Siena , one is conscious of a transi- tion from a strongly antique style to something much closer to northern Gothic sculpture . Nicola's use of ...
... sculpture , particularly in the handling of the drapery . Moreover , in moving from Pisa to Siena , one is conscious of a transi- tion from a strongly antique style to something much closer to northern Gothic sculpture . Nicola's use of ...
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