The history of Our Lord as exemplified in works of art - with that of His types; St. John the Baptist; and other persons of the Old and New Testament (1872) (14768996292)

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Title: The history of Our Lord as exemplified in works of art : with that of His types ; St. John the Baptist ; and other persons of the Old and New Testament

Year: 1872 (1870s)

Authors: Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860 Eastlake, Elizabeth, 1809-1893

Subjects: Jesus Christ 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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f Christian Art that the Madonna, who occupies the end of theCross next to Christs right hand on the other side, should be seenagain on the same object standing in the centre. The fact that theChurch is here intended is further proved by the unmistakable figurewith the letters forming the word Ecclesia round it, on the back ofthe Hohenlohe Siegmaringen cross (woodcut, No. 254). The Churchhere sits enthroned on the centre, back to back to her great Head,holding the chalice in the right hand and the banner in the left,according to the form of conception which, as classic influences diedout, superseded the antique figure. Around her appear the types,peculiarly yet grandly given. Above, Melchisedec, after whose Order desirable preservation of objects of Art in the ancient city of Cologne, but is only used asa place of sale. The very beautiful crucifixes from which we took our illustrations, Nos.253 and 254, have been sold, and their whereabouts is no longer known. 332 HISTORY OF OUR LORD.

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254 Back of Hohenlohe Siegmaringen Crucifix. Christ was a priest for ever, holding forth the Eucharistical sacrificesof which the bread and wine offered to Abraham were the foreshadow-ings. On the left hand of the Church is Abel with the firstling of the THE CRUCIFIX. 333 flock, and on the right, Cain with the fruit of the earth. Below,Abraham with an enormous knife in his right hand and a dim-inutive Isaac in his arms, and lower still the ram caught in whatis intended to represent the thicket. The ornaments on this crosspronounce it to be of the 12th century. The custom of adorning the back of the crucifix with appropri-ate subjects continued into the 14th century. Ciampini gives theback of a crucifix,1 in which Adam and Eve, under the fatal tree,occupy most appropriately the centre, while around are the typicalevents from the lives of Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph. Meanwhile the simple crucifix appears in the scene of Art, whetherbefore the 11th century it would be difficult to say, bu

Cain and Abel - the first two sons of Adam and Eve. According to the book of Genesis, Cain, a farmer, became jealous of Abel, a shepherd, when God accepted Abel's offering of animal sacrifice but rejected Cain's offering of crops. In a fit of anger, Cain killed Abel, making him the first murderer in human history. God punished Cain by marking him and banishing him from the land.

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