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
grasps the puny mortal, who was permitted for a while to resist him! — He touched the hollow of Jacobs thigh, and it was out of joint; —the action is as significant as possible. In the original, the drapery of the angel is white; the fillet binding the hair, the sandals, and the wings, of purple… … SAI*RK1> AM> LEGENDARY ART. the thoii (legTjulcd stiite of Byzantine Art, merely conventional.They are attired either in tlie ini])erial or the sacerdotal vestments,as ahvady descrihed, and are richly ornamented, tasteless and stiff,lar^Lre ^vith()ut grandeur, and, in general, ill drawn : us…
Christian art and symbolism · Angels · Christian saints
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