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 90
t treatment I have metwitli,^ a majestic armed angeldrives forth the delinquents, anda cherub with six wdngs standsas guard before the gate. I foundthe same motif \i\ the sculptureson the facade of the Duomo atOrvieto, by Niccolo Pisano. In , T . , . , IS Adam and Eve expelled. (N. Pisano.; another… … 94 SACRED AND LEGENDARY ART. usual mode of treatment, which seldom varies; the angel is notrepresented in wrath, but cahn, and stretches fortli a sword whichis often (literally rendering the text) a waving, lambent flame. Iremember an instance in which the preternatural sword, * turningevery way,…
Christian art and symbolism · Angels · Christian saints
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