Legends of the monastic orders - as represented in the fine arts (1890) (14766299442)

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Title: Legends of the monastic orders : as represented in the fine arts
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860 Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860. Sacred and legendary art. Second series
Subjects: Saints Saints Christian art and symbolism Monks Legends Monasticism and religious orders
Publisher: London : Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute



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bedience: under his feet the worldly vices, aspride, gluttony, heresy, the latter being distinguished by theprinting press,—a curious and, for the time, significant attri-bute. (48) 2. He stands holding a flaming seraph in his hand, to Acad. Siena,denote his title of the Seraphic, as in a picture by Sano di Pietro of Siena. I observe there is often something fancifuland peculiar in the attributes chosen by the Siena school. 3. He stands on a throne, delivering the Franciscan cords Agostino to Religion, who distributes them to various persons, popes, BoiotrnaGaLprinces, &c. This picture was painted for the Franciscans ofBologi a. 4. Lie stands between St. Clara and St. Elizabeth, who here Louvre. represent piety and charity, as in a small Spanish picture. Sp UhL Very different are those pictures which represent St. Francisas the devout penitent; the example at once, and the con-soler, of the broken and contrite spirit. He is usually kneel- K K 251) LEGENDS OP THE MONASTIC ORDERS.
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48 St. Francis in a glory of Seraphim. (Sassetta, 1444.) ing in a gloomy solitude, or in his cell, barefoot, his grey orbrown tunic ragged or patched; and either with handsclasped, and head bowed down over a crucifix, the symbol ofredemption; or over a skull, the emblem of mortality; or witharms outspread, and eyes raised to heaven, where there is ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI.