Nixon-Roulet, Mary F · Boston : Marlier & Co. · leaf 338
ure of the Descentfrom the Cross,*—^the painting beforewhich Murillo had been wont to sit forhours, gazing with tears in his greatbrown eyes, waiting, as he said to afriend, ^ until those holy men have takendown Our Lord. His will, a quaint document, showedthe real spirit of the man. After a… … THE BOY-CHRIST. The Painter of Heaven it to peace and glory; and then fol-low his bequests to his family, chari-ties, et cetera. Vive, Morityrvs they carved upon his tomb, and fewmen have lived or died better than thisSpanish painter. Nothing more worthycan be said of him than Viardots words:…
Christian art and symbolism · Painting
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