Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York : The Macmillan company ; London : Macmillan & co. · leaf 260
baskets, like thefish, were an abbreviation of l lie miraculous feeding of themultitude, bid. the wine was added expressly with reference tothe Eucharist. It is known that glass chalices were in use;it may be that the basket too had not merely a symbolical sug-gestion. It seems as if Jerome were… … -j±. catacomb of Callistus. It symbolizes the Eucharist, representing two fish, with basketsand a glass of wine. a cup of glass. The symbolism of the fish conies to clearerexpression in this picture : the fish is Christ, it is he who offersthis food, and the food he offers is himself. This picture…
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