Cutts, Edward Lewes, 1824-1901 · London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 311
oundrepresents heaven ; and above, at the central pointof the apse, is the hand of God, surrounded by raysof glory. On each side of the Saviour are the standingfigures of St. Paul and St. Peter, the patron saints THE MOSAICS. 289 of the Roman Church, Their names are inscribedbeside them in Greek… … Mosaics in the apse of the ancient Church of the Vatican. figures on a small scale appear upon the same plat-form, the meaning of which it is difficult to determine,unless they represent the souls in Paradise. Thesecond portion of the design consists of a broad bandrunning round the lower part of…
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