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 (1892)
Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860 · London ; New York : Longmans, Green · leaf 209
And the shepherds came and drove them away : but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock ’ (Ex. ii. 16, 17). This only appears in mature Art. It is the principal incident of one of the magnificent frescoes already alluded to in the Sistine Chapel, by Sandro Botticelli, which is… … 68 Moses untying Sandal. story, therefore, is told, as we see (woodcut, (Wall-painting, Catacomb.) No. 68) through the single figure of Moses, who, with one foot raised, is untying his sandal.1 This act was the more readily adopted as an expression of the subject, from the classic usage of taking…
Jesus Christ -- Art · Christian art and symbolism
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