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  | Artist | Notes |
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 | East Wall: Gog and Magog lunette by John Singer Sargent 1916 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | 
Gog and
Magog were two pagan rulers who allied themselves with Satan in
Revelations.
Here, God
is striking them down.
Revelations
20:7-9
7) And when
the thosand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison,
8) and will
come out to deceive the nations which are in the four coners of the earth, Gog
and Magog, to... |
 | Frieze of Angels by John Singer Sargent 1903 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer |
The Frieze
of Angels with eight in number represent Regeneration and the Resurrection as
Christ rose on the eighth day.
Below
Christ's feet and between the two angles is a pelican feeding its young from
the blood of its breast which is also an ancient symbol of the Resurrection
(Charteris P.166).
The Doctrine of the
Trinity,... |
 | Frieze of Prophets by John Singer Sargent Oil on canvas Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer |
In 1913,
"The Prophets," were featured in the New York Times in an extensive
spread
The Israelites
Oppressed lunette and Frieze of
the Prophets
(North End)
General view of
North End, Sargent Hall, Boston Public Library
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 | Grand Lake, Middle Park, Colorado by Helen Henderson Chain 1876 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Chain, Helen Henderson | Grand Lake is Colorado's largest and deepest natural lake, one of the headwaters of the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. |
 | Grey's Peak, Colorado by Helen Henderson Chain 1876 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Chain, Helen Henderson | Grays Peak is the highest mountain in the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. |
 | Handmaid of the Lord (South End, East Wall) by John Singer Sargent 1916 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Heaven (West Wall, South lunette) by John Singer Sargent 1916 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Hell (West Wall, North lunette) by John Singer Sargent 1916 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Israel Under the Law (East Wall, lunette, center) by John Singer Sargent 1916 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Madonna of Sorrows (South End, West Wall) by John Singer Sargent 1916 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer |
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