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A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1890)

Clement, Clara Erskine, 1834-1916 · Boston Houghton, Mifflin · leaf 265

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the bottom on whose head she must tread in order tomount the first step. One scene from her life represented in mod-ern art, is her farewell to her infant child. There are many inci-dents in her story which would be most interesting subjects for theartist, that as yet remain without representation.… … (Sarcophagus, 3d century.) Repentance of St. Peter. and St. Paul are so associated in history that it is quite impo^bible to separate them in our minds, or entirely to do so in de-bcriptions of them. And in works of art they are constantly asso- 250 LEGENDS AND STORIES ciated. St. Peter is a strong…

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