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Legends of the monastic orders as represented in the fine arts : forming the second series of Sacred and Legendary art (1863)

Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860 · London : Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green · leaf 227

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. Of this last incident, the finest example I know is the picture by Le Brun : yet the sentiment, as it seems to me, is weakened, not enhanced, by the introduction of the attendant behind, who, lifting up the rich robe, shows to his companion the feet of the saint streaming with blood (he had…

Saints · Christian saints in art · Christian art and symbolism · Monasticism and religious orders

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