Nixon-Roulet, Mary F · Boston : Marlier & Co. · leaf 212
in the presence of God, — Tangelo annunziatore. So closely allied is the archangel to hisgreatest mission, that of announcing theapproaching birth of the Redeemer, thatwe seldom meet with single figures ofhim, and even when he is representedalone, he bears the annunciation lily or thescroll… … Angels in Art about him and grasps a slender lily stalk,while the other, in curves of perfect grace,is raised heavenward. The face is tender, earnest, sweet, andthoughtful, filled with the gravity of themission he is given to perform. There issomething feminine, perhaps, in the con-ception, and yet…
Christian art and symbolism · Painting
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