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 154
g its spiritual character, it strikes us asshockingly ])rosaic. One cannot say that the angel is invariablydeficient in dignity, or the Virgin in grace. In the Venetian schooland the Bologna school we find occasionally very beautiful Annuncia-tions; but in general the half-draped fluttering angels… … 45 The Archangel Gabriel. (Van Eyck.) to vary the sentiment the natKraUsti have here run the risk of being-much too naturaL In the Cathedral at Orvieto, the Annunciation is represented infront of the choir by two colossal statues by Francesco Mochi: tothe right is the Angel Gabriel, poised on a…
Christian art and symbolism · Angels · Christian saints
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