Religious art in France, XIII century; a study in mediaeval iconography and its sources of inspiration (1913)
Mâle, Emile, 1862-1954, Nussey, Dora · London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton · leaf 133
RELIGIOUS ART IN FRANCE invites them to come and rest from their labours, and Luxuria smiles at them. The gold in the baskets, the food on the dishes, the horses and the shields, all arouse their eager desire. Some cannot resist the temptation, and from the heights to … Fig. 50.— The ladder of virtue to two vigorous trees. {Af/er the Hortin delu-uiruni) Hu<^h of St. Victor, one of the first to present this new idea in fully developed form, gives a name to each branch of the two trees.^ One is the tree of the old Adam and has pride as its root and main stem. From…
Christian art and symbolism · Art · Art, Medieval
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