Christian iconography; or, The history of Christian art in the middle ages (1851)
Didron, Adolphe Napoléon, 1806-1867, Millington, Ellen J, Stokes, Margaret, 1832-1900 · London : H. G. Bohn · leaf 102
receiving the Stigmata (Fig. 151) forciblyrecalls the imagery of Dante. Wings, head, and body areone starlike flame, appearing like a meteor in the deepestblue of an Italian sky. St. Francis kneels in ecstasy uponthe ground below, while five rays dart from the seraphicsymbol and pierce his hands… … Fig. 152.—THKONES.—FIEBY TWO-WINGED WHEELB. ♦ These words are written in the fly-leaf opposite. This illustration, whichis taken from the illuminated Hours of Anne of France, daughter of LouisXI., was executed by Loys de Laval de Chastillon, and afterwards belongingto Henri IV. Bibl. Nat. No. 920…
Christian art and symbolism · Art, Medieval
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