ðeɪ ɑːɹ "mˈʌtʃ ðə fˈʊlɪst stˈeɪtmənt ʌvðə wˈɛstɚn ˈæɾɪtˌuːd tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃənəl ˈɑːɹt ðɐthɐzbˌɪn lˈɛft tʊ ˌʌs baɪ ðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz".
They are "much the fullest statement of the Western attitude to representational art that has been left to us by the Middle Ages".