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 239
in aglory to heaven. Masaccios composition^ is very simple ; the scene isthe court-yard of a military station (according to the second tradition).Peter is already nailed upon a cross; three executioners are in theact of raising it with cords and a pulley to suspend it against a greatbeam of wood;… … T2 Ciuc fixiun of St. Teter. (Gfottu.) Ill Guidos conipo.<iii()ii ^ there are only three figures, the apostle andtwo executioners; it is celebrated as a Avork of Art, but it a])pearedto nie most inettective. On the other hand, Rubens lias gone intothe opposite extreme ; there are only three…
Christian art and symbolism · Angels · Christian saints
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