A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1876)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York: Hurd and Houghton ; Cambridge : Riverside Press · leaf 49
he carefulobserver to consider, that however bizarre a picture may appear,there is some reason for its arrangement, which, if understood andappeciated, adds meaning to it; helps to discern its intention andsentiment, and shows that what seems at first to be the result ofchance, or an ignorance of… … Badge of the Order of Mercy LEGENDS AND STORIES WHICH HAVE BEEN ILLUSTRATED IN ART. St. Abbondio was born at Thessalonica. He was the fourthBishop of Como, in the time of Leo I. He is represented in theCathedral of Como, and is the apostle and patron saint of thatportion of Italy. Abgarus, King.…
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