The Development of the Italian Schools of Painting : Volume I

1 ) A part of one of the most interesting examples of this style of decoration adorns the entrance hall of the second floor of the catacomb5 of S Gennaro de1 Poveri at Naples. ' 1 1 Although I do not quote the literature on the subject I cannot pass Without mention Monseigneur ]. U 7 z!pert"s standard work on the pamtings of the catacombs: Die l\Ialereien m den Katakomben Roms, Freiburg, 1903. being surrounded by vases and birds with intermingling garlands. The ornamental mosaic preserved in the entrance part of a long series which contained many scenes from the Old and New Testaments -is of a similar style. Of the mosaics of Sta. Agata of the Goths (-J.,S,S-61) (1) and ( 1 ) A drawing of this mosaic exists in the Vatican Library, Codex 5+07, reproductiOn'S of which are to be found m Cwmprnr, Vetera m onumenta, 3 vols. Roma, 1lJ9o pl. 77• Gnruccr, Stona dell' ,\rte Christiana, IV pl. 240. H. Gnsar, R oma a lia fine del mondo antico (translated from German), Roma, 1908 p. 89. See also E. Mrmtz, The lost mosaics of Rome, The Amer- ro WESTERK AND EASTERN EARLY CHRISTIAN ART. St. Andrea Catabarbara(471-83) (1) only late reproductions have survived, but it seems again probable that both •works be-Ftg. 4• Orant, V century. SS. GwYanm e Paolo. Rome Photo i\J o..,cJOm Front Matter....Pages I-XV Introduction....Pages 1-25 The Byzantine and the Antique Traditions during the VI, VII and VIII Centuries....Pages 26-80 Traces of Lombard and Carolingian Influences and the Decadence of the Antique Tradition during the IX and X Centuries....Pages 81-128 The Benedictine School during the XI Century and the Origin of Romanesque Painting....Pages 129-176 The Romanesque School in the XII th and Early XIII th Centuries....Pages 177-230 Byzantine Mosaics on the North Coast of the Adriatic, in Rome, Sicily and Elsewhere. Byzantine Painting in Southern Italy....Pages 231-256 Byzantine and Franciscan Influences During the XIII Century in Pisa, Lucca, Florence, Arezzo and Pistoia. The Spread of the Franciscan Crucifix....Pages 257-363 The XIII Century Painters of Siena and Umbria, Including Fabriano....Pages 364-416 The Evolution of the Byzantine and Romanesque Traditions in Rome during the XIII Century. Important Monuments of this Period at Parma and in South Italy....Pages 417-452 Cimabue and his School....Pages 453-481 The Byzantine Style and the Classic Tradition in Rome at the end of the XIII Century. Jacopo Torriti, Filippo Rusuti and the Cosmati; Cavallini and his School....Pages 482-547 Erratum to: Traces of Lombard and Carolingian Influences and the Decadence of the Antique Tradition during the IX and X Centuries....Pages 583-583 Erratum to: The Benedictine School during the XI Century and the Origin of Romanesque Painting....Pages 583-583 Erratum to: Byzantine and Franciscan Influences During the XIII Century in Pisa, Lucca, Florence, Arezzo and Pistoia. The Spread of the Franciscan Crucifix....Pages 583-583 Erratum to: The Evolution of the Byzantine and Romanesque Traditions in Rome during the XIII Century. Important Monuments of this Period at Parma and in South Italy....Pages 583-583 Back Matter....Pages 548-582 The more I study the h1story of Italian painting, the more I admire the work of CRowE and CA \'. '. LCAS~