Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877-1955, Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 132
EAST CHRISTIAN PAINTINGS 72 year 586. The Syrian miniature (Fig. 31) also depicts Christ in the glory, and the wreath-bearing angels on either side. As at Bawit, we find the Virgin below, standing in an attitude of prayer among the apostles. But the miniature adds the busts of the sun and moon in… … FIG. 31. The Ascension. Miniature of the Syriac Gospel of Rabulas. angels above it, depicts Christ standing, and holding an unrolled scroll instead of a book and lastly inserts on either side of the Virgin an angel who carries a staff and directs the attention of the apostles to the ascending…
Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · Illumination of books and manuscripts, Byzantine · Christian art and symbolism · Miniature painting · Painting, Byzantine · Painting
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