Sacred and legendary art, volume 1 (of 2): 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.Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
Religion
Sacred and legendary art, volume 1 (of 2): 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.
Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
Christian art and symbolism; Christian saints in art
ST. BASIL THE GREAT. His Character. How represented. Story of the
Emperor Valens. Legends which refer to St. Basil 335
ST. ATHANASIUS. How represented. Unpopular as a Subject of Art 339
ST. GREGORY NAZIANZEN. His History and Character. His celebrity as a
Poet. Beautiful Miniatures relative to his Life 340
ST. CYRIL. How represented 342
ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ST. MARTHA, ST. LAZARUS, ST. MAXIMIN,
ST. MARCELLA, ST. MARY OF EGYPT, AND THE BEATIFIED
PENITENTS.
Character of Mary Magdalene. Disputes concerning her Identity. The
Popular and Scriptural Legend. The old Provençal Legend. The
Devotional Representations: as Patron Saint; as Penitent. Sacred
Subjects in which she is introduced. Legendary Subjects. La Danse de
la Madeleine. The Assumption of the Magdalene. The Legend of the
Mother and Child. Her Life in a Series of Subjects. Legends of Mary
Magdalene and St. John the Evangelist 343
ST. MARTHA. Her Character. Legends of St. Martha. How represented.
Where introduced 381
ST. LAZARUS 383
ST. MARY OF EGYPT. The Legend. Distinction between St. Mary of Egypt
and Mary Magdalene. Proper Attributes of Mary of Egypt. Stories and
Pictures from her Life 385
MARY THE PENITENT, not to be confounded with Mary of Egypt. Her Story.
Landscapes of Philippe de Champagne 390
ST. THAIS. ST. PELAGIA 393
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
IN
THE FIRST VOLUME.
Woodcuts.
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