Sacred and legendary art : containing legends of the angels and archangels, the evangelists, the apostles, the doctors of the Church and St. Mary Magdalene as represented in the fine arts (1911)
Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860 · London : Longmans, Green · leaf 102
feet are san-daled, as prepared for a journey, and their hair bound by a fillet.Except in the wings and short pallium, they resemble the figures ofGrecian kings and priests in the ancient bas-reliefs. This was the truly majestic idea of an angelic presence (in contra-distinction to the angelic… … 22 Angel. (Greek MSS., ninth century., to, as containing such magnificent examples of this Godlike form and bearing, I selected one group less ruined than most of the others—Jacob wrestling with the angel. The drawing is wonderful for the period, that of Charlemagne ; and see how the mighty being…
Christian art and symbolism · Angels · Christian saints
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