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 389
329 THE CRUCIFIX. that traditional refuge of Greek Art — under each arm of our Lord : under the right, ‘ Behold thy son ; 5 under the left, ‘ Behold thy mother.’ This is the meaning, therefore, which must be borne in mind wherever we see those stereotyped figures of the Mother and the beloved… … A crucifix in the Treasury of Aix-la-Chapelle, of which the date is supposed to be certain, is another specimen of the earliest known kind where the Christ is represented as dead. This is a richly jewelled object, called the Cross of Lothario1 (son of Charlemagne — 1 The untrustworthiness, however,…
Jesus Christ -- Art · Christian art and symbolism
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