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 149
RELIGIOUS ART IN FRANCE Church, was then the highest of human ideals. But this image of Fortitude may equally well have derived from some words of St. Paul. The valiant Christian seemed to him like a warrior clothed with the virtues as with so many pieces of armour. " Be strengthened in the Lord. … AXII Co\V,\R- (,G ])ICI': (Amiens) Rabanus Maurus." To Fortitude is opposed Cowardice, and it is represented at ParisJ (Figs. 65 and 70), Amiens (Fig. 66), Chartres' and Reims in a scene full of popular humour. Seized with panic a knight throws down his sword and runs with all speed from a hare…
Christian art and symbolism · Art · Art, Medieval
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