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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 | ||
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... | |
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 | ||
The Doctrine of the Trinity, Frieze of Angels, with the Crucifixion (South End, lunette) by John Singer Sargent 1903 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | ||
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,... | |
Mysteries of the Rosary (Detail South End: Vaulting ) by John Singer Sargent 1916 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer | ||
Handmaid of the Lord (South End, East Wall) 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 | ||
Heaven (West Wall, South lunette) by John Singer Sargent 1916 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer |
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