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  | Artist | Notes |
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 | Messianic Era (West Wall, lunette, south) by John Singer Sargent 1916 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Moses (North Wall) by John Singer Sargent 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | 
Moses is
presented a lot differently given his importance and is more traditional
-- which means in a more Iconic
– more pre-Renaissance --
pre-Perspective sort of way. But he is the only Prophet that is a relief -- and
that makes him, of course, stand out.
This dynamic of two-dimensional V. three-dimensional iconology really POPS... |
 | Mysteries of the Rosary (Detail South End: Vaulting ) by John Singer Sargent 1916 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Pagan Gods (Full Image 1) by John Singer Sargent 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Pagan Gods: Moloch (North End: Vaulting, Left side) by John Singer Sargent 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer |
"The
central figure on the left of the ceiling arch is Moloch, god of material
things, a hideous monster above whose bead stands the sun with rays reaching
down to draw forth the earth's bounty."
-- John
Singer Sargent, 1916
(Sargent's
Own Explanation on murals)
Directly
across from this is:
Pagan Gods Astarte
and head... |
 | Pikes Peak, Colorado by Helen Henderson Chain 1861-1897 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Chain, Helen Henderson | Pikes Peak (originally Pike's Peak) is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, 10 miles (16 km) west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America. |
 | Prophets: Amos, Nahum, Ezekiel, Daniel, Elijah (North Wall, left side of Moses) by John Singer Sargent 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Prophets: Joshua, Jeremiah, Jonah, Isaiah, Habakkuk (North Wall, right side of Moses) by John Singer Sargent 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Prophets: Micah, Haggai, Malacchi, Zecharia (North End, East Wall) by John Singer Sargent 1890-95 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | |
 | Prophets: Zephaniah, Joel, Obadiah, Hosea (West Wall) by John Singer Sargent 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer |
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