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Title: The history of Our Lord as exemplified in works of art : with that of His types ; St. John the Baptist ; and other persons of the Old and New Testament
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860 Eastlake, Elizabeth, 1809-1893
Subjects: Jesus Christ Christian art and symbolism
Publisher: London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ed after that event; by Luke, before it. It must, how-ever, be believed to have taken place after the Apostle had witnesseda scene which tempted him the more to deny the knowledge of onethus set at nought. It is plain, also, that it did not occur duringthe mocking, as some have rather paradoxically suggested ; for St.Luke, who only mentions this pathetic incident, says that our Lord turned and looked upon Peter. His eyes, therefore, must havebeen at that time free from their bandage. The fact, too, that ourLord turned to look upon His recusant disciple, implies that Peterhad denied Him, where, perhaps, he thought that he was as littleheard as seen. And thus the Denial is appropriately introducedinto the same plate or picture, alternately as its foreground orbackground, with the First Mocking. Perfect accuracy of detail,however, is of course not to be looked for where the chief aim is toset forth the ideas of our Lords suffering and of mans infirmity. VOL. II. I 58 HISTORY OF OUR LORD.
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155 The Mocking of Christ before Caiaphas. (Duccio.) Thus Duccio gives the Mocking with our Lord blindfolded beforeCaiaphas (woodcut, No. 155) ; while outside the hall—and thereforeinterpretable as another and later moment—are the highly expressivefigures of the maidservant* and Peter, with the cock crowing above.Instances, nevertheless, occur of the confusion entailed by thequick succession of these various tribunals. We have seen the denialof Peter put in the background with the appearance of Christ beforeAnnas. Peters actual repentance is sometimes treated as a sepa- 1 It is curious to observe that even this nameless maidservant is not overlooked bythe early writers in their close researches into the typical meaning of every fact inScripture. Generally women are allowed the negative merit of not having personallyparticipated in the crime of the Crucifixion. But St. Ambrose (4th century) quaintlysays, What meaneth it that a maid is the first to betray Peter, save that that sex s

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