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 218
round in a circle, somewhat like thepriestly tonsure ; and in some examplesthis tonsure has the form of a triple rowof curls close to the head, a kind of tiara.A curious exception to this j^redominant,almost universal, type is to be found inAnglo-Saxon Art,^ where St. Peter isalways beardless, and… … 67 St. Peter. (Greek type, elevemh century.) St. Guthlacs Book, Ethelwolds Beuedictional. 183 SACRED AND LEGENDARY ART. liim an ubject of derisioi], tuid iliat this is the origin of tlie priestlytonsure. The dress of St. Peter in the mosaics and Greek pictures is a bluetmiif, Mitli ^vllite draj/cr}…
Christian art and symbolism · Angels · Christian saints
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