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 346
t expressively mournful and maternal (woodcut, No. 119). Fra Filippo was never at fault when he had to express the natural affections, hut he was, in spite of his sacred calling, an abandoned profligate. It was while painting at Prato that he seduced and carried off from her convent a young novice,… … 119 Baptist taking leave of Parents. (Fra F. Lippi. Cathedral, rrato.) Salome ; but I do not know that there is any authority for this supposition, which in any case would have been the reverse of a compliment. Besides the individuality of expression and strong homely feel¬ ing, there is another…
Jesus Christ -- Art · Christian art and symbolism
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