Sacred Symbols in ArtA considerable portion of this book is devoted to the symbols and legends of the Madonna and what these were supposed to express in the Church and in the life of Christ. The subjects of historical and devotional pictures in which she appears, with or without her divine Son, are given as they come in their natural order. The book also includes a brief description of the significance of colors as employed in the early religious pictures, as well as an account of the general plan of dress and arrangement that was followed by the artists of a given period. Illustrated. |
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Alinari ST Ambrose angel Anthony apostles armour Augustine baptised beard beautiful became Benedict Benedictine Benedictine Order Bernardino of Siena Bishop Bishop's robes blessed Cardinal's Catherine Catherine of Siena Cecilia century Child Christ Christian Church cross crown Crozier Crucifix Crucifixion death devotional pictures Diocletian divine Dominican habit Dominican Order Dominick dragon dress emblem Emperor Evangelist faith feet Florence founded by St Founder Francis Franciscan habit given to St Gospel Greek hair hand head heaven Heilige hermit high-priest holding Holy Family Ital Jerome Joachim John John the Evangelist Joseph King kneeling legend Lily lion Lord Madonna Maria Mary Magdalene Mitre mother Order Palm Patron saint Paul PERUGINO Peter Photo Pitti Palace Pope pray preaching represented Roch Rome roses Sanctus Saviour sceptre sent seven Siena signifying Sometimes sorrow Sword symbol Temple thee thou Uffizi Ursula usually Vallombrosan veil Venice Vierge Vincent Ferraris Virgin Martyr wears young
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Page 85 - And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, Which men deliver to one that is learned, Saying, Read this, I pray thee: And he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, Saying, Read this, I pray thee : And he saith, I am not learned.
Page 103 - And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
Page 241 - These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins; these are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile'; for they are without fault before the throne of God.
Page 164 - This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
Page 71 - And I said unto him ; Sir thou knowest. And he said to me ; These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Page 87 - The King's daughter is all glorious within ; her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needlework : the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
Page 84 - And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; 2 she was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery.
Page 104 - I shall see him, but not now ; I shall behold him, but not nigh : there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Page 126 - Dragon *And a great sign appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; 2she was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery.
Page 119 - Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved ? I raised thee up under the apple tree : there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.