In Hindu iconography she is portrayed in drapery of beautiful colours, with decoration of richest gems and broidery of flowers.
Moreover, the crucifix of that epoch represented a triumphant Christ with erect head, for the art of the XIII century was serene; the pathetic in religious iconography was a later development.
Phrygia, whither he had been driven for combating the Arian heresy, he brought back from the East a fondness for the interpretation of Scripture by allegory which was to have a strong influence on the iconography of Gothic cathedrals.
The mystery plays gave to the iconography of the late XV century its realistic character.
And the iconography of French cathedrals has received no more magistral treatment than from M.
Mâle, who is master of theiconography of French churches.
The theologians who directed the iconography of mediæval churches permitted the old guildsmen to translate into sign language their sensible idea that honest work was prayer.
The best artists go astray when they fail to obtain their ideas of Christian iconography from a qualified ecclesiastic.
Animals are also introduced in the iconography of the saints," the Abbé Plomb resumed.
Shall we now inquire into the iconographyof the right-hand portal?
The iconography of the Virgin is less puzzling; She may be symbolized by any chaste and gentle creature.
In fact all these accounts differ; and iconography adds to the confusion by representing Jude with the most various attributes.
For the whole of this period the royal iconography is much more scanty than for the two Theban empires.
Fortunately most of them are still alive and active, so that a more worthy excuse remains for omitting to give a complete iconography of each one here, for they belong to a far more extended period than is covered by this book.
Setting out with a magnificent scheme--to present an iconography of the work of every artist of the first rank--the piles of manuscript devoted to this comprehensive task which are at my side prove the impracticability of the enterprise.
Alidor Delzant, a bibliophile very learned in the iconography of the Goncourts, declares these to be the best and most faithful of all the portraits of the two brothers.
With these distinguished names the iconography of the Goncourts concludes.
Bonghi has written some interesting papers on the iconography of St. Francis (Francesco di Assisi, 1 vol.
Christian Iconographyand Legendary Art: the Four Evangelists, by J.
On the contrary, the iconography and hagiology of Scientism are as copious as they are mostly squalid.
And it has never been quite contemptible except when imitating the iconography after the religion had become a superstition.
Indeed art has never been great when it was not providing an iconography for a live religion.
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