Complex sentence: Upton (1975), 59 Christus simplified the narrative: the handmaidens are gone, the animals relegated to the background, and Mary's white dress is replaced with a deep blue robe.
Split into simpler sentences: Upton (1975), 59 Christus simplified the narrative. He removed the handmaidens, relegated the animals to the background, replaced Mary's white dress with a deep blue robe.