The history of Our Lord as exemplified in works of art: with that of His types; St. John the Baptist; and other persons of the Old and New Testament (1864)
78 There is another interesting series of the Days of Creation, painted on the walls of the choir of the Cathedral of Monreale, and alluded to p. 63. These belong, possibly, to the beginning of the 13th cen- tury. We give a woodcut (No. 22) of the first, which represents the Spirit of Grod moving… … by which no distinction was made be- 22 Spirit moving on Face of Waters. (Monreale). tween the embodiment of a symbol addressed to the eye, and that of a mere figure of speech, or, as in this instance, of a word of double meaning. The compass and the balance may be considered as emblems of almighty…
Jesus Christ · Christian art and symbolism
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