21 peculiar to the Son of God, while a cross on any represen¬ tation of the Father or of the Holy Spirit, must for the same reason be equally objectionable. The Dove, symbolical of the Holy Spirit, is usually figured in old illu¬ minations and stained glass, with the circular nimbus containing… … Fig. 3i. cross. In another example, from a Saxon MS. of the eleventh century, fig. 32, three rays pass beyond the boundary of the circular nimbus ; a fourth, had such been desired, could have been easily indicated in the same line with that which proceeds from the bill, its absence under the…
Nimbus (Art) · Christian art and symbolism
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