Legends of the monastic orders - as represented in the fine arts. Forming the second series of Sacred and legendary art (1867) (14593800428)

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Title: Legends of the monastic orders : as represented in the fine arts. Forming the second series of Sacred and legendary art
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860
Subjects: Saints Monasticism and religious orders Christian art and symbolism
Publisher: London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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ce : under his feet the worldly vices; as pride, gluttony,heresy, the latter being distinguished by the printing press,—acurious and, for the time, significant attribute (48). 2. He stands holding a flaming seraph in his hand, to denote Acad.siena.his title of the Seraphic, as in a picture by Sano di Pietro of Siena. lb oserve there is often something fanciful and peculiarin the attributes chosen by the Siena school. 3. He stands on a throne, delivering the Franciscan cords Agostino Caracci. to Religion, who distributes them to various persons, popes, BoiognaGai.princes, &c. This picture was painted for the Franciscans ofBologna. 4. He stands between St. Clara and St. Elizabeth, who hererepresent piety and charity, as in a small Spanish picture. Louvre.Sp. Gal, Very different are those pictures which represent St. Francisas the devout penitent; the example at once, and the consoler,of the broken and contrite spirit. He is usually kneeling in a K K •2-50 LEGENDS OP THE MONASTIC
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48 St. Francis in a glory of Seraphim. (Sassetta, 1444.) gloomy solitude, or in his cell, barefoot, his grey or brown tunicragged or patched; and either with hands clasped, and headbowed down over a crucifix, the symbol of redemption; or overa skull, the emblem of mortality; or with arms outspread, and ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI.