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 329
te and death or St. John as told in the apocryphal books are not without elements of beauty. In the mind of the early editors the story of the precious stones was no doubt a sort of ingenious apologue in which Christian charity was opposed to Stoic pride. The legend of the death, or rather the… … Fii;. 146. — Death of St. John THii Evanoeitst and TEHEAruNO of Si-. Jfinx iHio Baftist (porch at Rouen) St. John was so firmly held that certain windows dedicated to him, such as those at Chartres and Bourges, contain not a single feature taken from the canonical books. The legend of the…
Christian art and symbolism · Art · Art, Medieval
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