it is remembered that these glorious beings are the special ministers and messengers of the Deity, and admitted into His awful presence, we may expect to meet with some indi¬ cation of their peculiar office, and a reflection from His glory. In Greek examples, therefore, we meet with a Delta placed… … Fig. 57. Fig. 56. Fig. 58. Eig. 55. Orb, in the hand of the Deity, from a Erench miniature. Engraved hr Didron’s Christian Iconography, p. 42. Fig. 56. Archangel, from a Greek picture. Engraved in Mrs. Jameson’s “ Sacred and Legendary Art,” vol. i., p. 59. Fig. 57. Archangel, from a painting by…
Nimbus (Art) · Christian art and symbolism
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