24 an action which appears sufficient to identify His person. He is nevertheless still invested with a divine nimbus, which if it referred to the cross only, would in such circum¬ stances he superfluous. In the example, fig. 40, the arms … Fig. 40. of the fleur-de-lis, a well-known national emblem, which is probably itself a symbol of the Trin¬ ity. Fig. 41 presents an instance in which the rays do not appear as being behind the head of our Lord, but as absolutely passing from, amidst the hair, this is most clearly marked in the…
Nimbus (Art) · Christian art and symbolism
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