itted through certain natural crystals, gums, and liquids, arrange themselves in singular figures of varied form, but very generally corresponding with the rays found within the divine nimbus : the limbs however are always four in number, thus forming a true cross : of these two examples are given,… … of humble worshippers. We venture, though with some diffidence, to hazard the opinion, that with occasional, but very rare exceptions, the mediaeval Christian artist when painting the nimbus of the Deity, did not intend to represent, or at all refer to the cross : but that his purpose was to…
Nimbus (Art) · Christian art and symbolism
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