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 280
res both in profile.* The legendary subject styled La Madonna della Cintola belongsproperly to the legends of the Virgin, but as St. Thomas is always aprinci[nil personage I shall mention it here. The legend relatesthat when the Madonna ascended into heaven, in the sight of theapostles, Thomas was… … JyA^^^^,y^i!^■a^^t>?7 9^iZ^<:?^^/n^^^^^^t^^ HT. TIIOMAB. 14W tomb should be opened; which wns done, and lo I it was foundempty. Then tlie Virgin, tjiking pity on lii.s weakncHS and wantof failh, threw down to liini her girdle, thai tiiis tangible proofremaining in his hands might remove all…
Christian art and symbolism · Angels · Christian saints
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