Sacred and Legendary Art: Containing Legends of the Angels and Archangels, the Evangelists, the Apostles, the Doctors of the Church, and St. Mary Magdalene, as Represented in the Fine Arts, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1857 - Christian art and symbolism |
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... Florence is a perfect example of musical angels applied to the pur- pose of decoration . Perhaps it was well to remove this exquisite work of art to a place of safety , where it can be admired and studied as a work of art ; but the re ...
... Florence is a perfect example of musical angels applied to the pur- pose of decoration . Perhaps it was well to remove this exquisite work of art to a place of safety , where it can be admired and studied as a work of art ; but the re ...
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... Florence , takes , I believe , the third rank after those of Leonardo and Raphael . He has chosen the selfsame moment , " One of you shall be- tray me . " The figures are , as usual , ranged on one side of a long table . Christ , in the ...
... Florence , takes , I believe , the third rank after those of Leonardo and Raphael . He has chosen the selfsame moment , " One of you shall be- tray me . " The figures are , as usual , ranged on one side of a long table . Christ , in the ...
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... Florence . She is standing as patroness , covered only by her long hair , which falls in dark brown masses to her feet : the color , I imagine , was originally much lighter . She is a meagre , haggard , grim - looking figure , and holds ...
... Florence . She is standing as patroness , covered only by her long hair , which falls in dark brown masses to her feet : the color , I imagine , was originally much lighter . She is a meagre , haggard , grim - looking figure , and holds ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Of the Distinction to be drawn between Devotional | 18 |
tion | 26 |
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Agostino Caracci altar Ambrose ancient Andrew angels apostles appears apsis Archangel artist attribute Augustine bas-relief bear beard beautiful bishop Byzantine Art celestial century chapel character Christ Christian church color composition cross demons devotional disciples divine Domenichino drapery early emblem Evangelists example expression famous Fathers feet figures of St Florence fresco Gallery Giotto glory Gospel Greek Gregory Guercino hair hand head heaven holds Holy instance James Minor Jerome John John Chrysostom Judas Judas Iscariot king kneeling Last Supper legend lion look Lord Louvre Luke Madonna Martha martyrdom martyrs Mary Magdalene Mary of Egypt Matthew Michael mosaics painted painters patron saint Paul penance penitent personages Peter and St Philip picture poetical preaching Raphael representations represented robes Rome sacred Saviour scene Scripture seated seen side Simon sometimes spirit stands sword symbol Thomas thou throne tion Titian tradition treated treatment twelve apostles Vatican Venice Virgin wings