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 272
OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY his left holds a scroll on which is written "Ave Maria." The Virgin also stands, holding a book in her left hand, and making a gesture of as- tonishment with the right. Between them is the vase and the flower.' We have here the origin of the marvellous flowers which in… … Fig. 122. — The Annunciation (window at Laon) ( From MM. de Florival and Midoux) paintings stand out on a background of gold between the Virgin and the angel of the Annunciation. Thirteenth-century art wisely omitted from the life of the Virgin some of the apocryphal circumstances dear to the east.…
Christian art and symbolism · Art · Art, Medieval
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