the cross are curiously indi¬ cated by lines nearly parallel with the rays in the nimbus : the symbol, and the subject sym¬ bolized, would scarcely be pictured in such close proximity. The three-rayed nimbus, however, demonstrates the divinity of the Saviour, and also the doctrine of the Trinity.… … Fig. 40. Christ bearing his cross. From a window of the thirteenth century. Engraved in Twining’s “ Emblems and Symbols of Mediaeval Christian Art,” plate 20. Fig. 41. The head of our Lord, with rays of fleur-de-lis. From an engraving of the “ Tapisseries de la Chaise Dieu,” plate 3. Fig. 42.…
Nimbus (Art) · Christian art and symbolism
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