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 77
4S INTRODUCTION. being chiefly given with classically formed profiles, the angels and archangels another, and Christ a third. This is of an abstract and weird character, conveying a strange sense of the supernatural, perfectly in keeping with the abstract nature of the more general conception,… … human head here serves of course, as in all Art, to distinguish one school from another, but it would be perilous to attempt any nicety of connoissenrship. We annex, however, a few illustrations of closely connected schools and times. The small illustration (No. 12) is from a French Bible of the…
Jesus Christ -- Art · Christian art and symbolism
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