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 135
ings are of purple, blue, and gold; his light hair is raised,and floats outward on each side of his head, as if from the swiftnessof his downward motion. The earth emits flames, and seems openingto swallow up the adversary. The form of the demon is human, butvulgar in its proportions, and of a… … Tlic St. Michajl painted by Raphael for Francis I. disgust, and tlie majestic figure of the arcliangel fills up nearly the whole i^])i\cQ—fills the eye—fills the soul—-svith its victorious beauty. That iMilton had seen this picture, and that when his sight was (pienched the winged saint revisited…
Christian art and symbolism · Angels · Christian saints
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