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 138
to ^ the Holy Angels,this appropriate subject often occurs ; as in a fiimous fresco by SpinellodArezzo, at Arezzo.* In the middle of the composition, Michael,armed with sword and shield, is seen combating the dragon withseven heads, as described in the Apocalypse. Above and around aremany angels… … 3S St. Michael. (Mabuse, 1510.) throne, the throne which Lucifer had set in the north; below is seenLucifer, falling with his angels over the parapet of heaven. (Isaiah xiv.13.) The painter tasked his skill to render the transformation of thespirits of light into spirits of darkness as fearful and…
Christian art and symbolism · Angels · Christian saints
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