Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock), 1866-1945 · Oxford, At the Clarendon Press · leaf 700
orm eH ayia Mapia is not alwaysa proof of early origin, for it appears to persist as an exception in later times,occurring on the ivory with the Annunciation in the Trivulzio Collection atMilan, which is considered by some as late as the eleventh century.2 Angels.* In the earliest Christian art… … Fig. 42^ The Descent into Hell and Last Judgement: mosaic of the eleventh century inthe Cathedral of Torcello. (Alinari.) the early representations of winged angels are those holding a medallion or wreathin the same manner as the confronted Victories on antique monuments (cf.Figs. 124-5). Winged…
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