A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1872)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 19
f sentiment and expres-sion when rightly apprehended. These symbols are used in twoways : to express a general fact or sentiment, or as the especialattribute or characteristic of the person represented. My presentlimits allow but an imperfect and superficial consideration of thissubject. I. GENERAL… … 2 SYMBOLISM IN ART. union of the nimbus and aureole. The nimbus belongs to all holypersons and saints as well as to the representations of divinity. Theaurede, strictly speakinir, belongs only to the persons of the God-head, but the Virgin Mary is invested with it, — (1) when sheholds the Saviour…
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