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 153
is not the announcement of the birth of the Saviour, but thedeatb of the Virgin, a part of ber legendary history which is rarelytreated and easily mistaken; then the announcing angel is notGabriel, but Michael.^ In old German Art, the angel in the Annunciation is habited in * The Annunciation and… … H Angel anuoimcing the death of the Virgin. (F. Filippo Lippi.) priestly garments richly enibroidereil (45). The scene is often the bed-room of the Viroin: and ^vhile the annonncinii; anirel enters and kneelsat the threshold of the door, the Holy Ghost enters at the window. Ihave seen examples in…
Christian art and symbolism · Angels · Christian saints
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