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 214
re. The gathering of the manna is sometimes seen in mature Art. It gave occasion to graceful figures and postures of men and women bending to collect it. In the series of Old Testament subjects by Ercole Grandi, in the Costabile Gallery at Ferrara, the gathering of the manna is conceived as taking… … stream gushes forth, one or more figures receive it eagerly on their knees ; or as often he stands alone, as in our illustration from the Catacombs (No. 72), where nothing more is wanted to give an idea altogether typical. Later Art treated this as a real event, sometimes with an ad¬ mixture of the…
Jesus Christ -- Art · Christian art and symbolism
Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
