VOLUME 1 CONTENTS
Authorities referred to by toe Author and by theEditor xxiii
Memoir of Mrs. Jameson xxvii
Chronological List of Mrs. Jameson's Works xlv
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Of the Origin and General Significance of the Legends represented in Art 1
II. Of the Distinction to be drawn between the Devotional and the Historical Subjects 10
III. Of Certain Patron Saints who are commonly grouped together in Works of Art, or who belong TO particular Countries, Cities, or Localities 17
IV. Of Certain Emblems and Attributes 22
V. Of the Significance of Colors 34
II. OF ANGELS AND ARCHANGELS
I. Angels. Antiquity of the Belief in Angels. — Early Notions respecting them. — How represented in the Old Testament; in the New Testament. — Angelic Hierarchies. — The Nine Choirs. — Seraphim, Cherubim. — General Characteristics in Painting. — Infant Angels. — Wings. — Angels of Dante. — Angels as Messengers, Choristers, Guardians ; as Ministers of Wrath ; as Agents in the Creation. — Manner in which the principal Painters have set forth the Angelic Forms and Attributes 37
II. Archangels. The Seven Archangels. — The Four Archangels. — The Three Archangels 83
St. Michael 89
St. Gabriel 111
St. Raphael 118
Additional Notes on Angels 123
III. THE FOUR EVANGELISTS
The Earliest Types : as Four Books ; as Four Rivers ; as the Four Mysterious Creatures ; the Human and Animal Forms combined ; with Wings; as Men 124
St. Matthew. His Legend. — His Atttributes. — Pictures from his Life not common 134
St. Mark. His legend. — Devotional Pictures : as Evangelist ; as the Disciple of Peter ; as the Patron Saint of Venice. — The Legend of the Fisherman. — The Legend of the Christian Slave. — The Translation of the Body of St. Mark 139
St. Luke. His Legend. — Devotional Figures. — Attributes : as Evangelist and Painter. — St. Luke painting the Virgin 147
St. John. His Legend. — Devotional Pictures : as Evangelist ; as Apostle ; as Prophet. — Subjects from his Life. — Legend of St. John and the Robber ; of the two Young Men ; of Drusiana ; of the Huntsman and the Partridge. — The Martyrdom of St. John. — Legend of the Death of St. John. — Legend of Galla Placidia; of King Edward the Confessor 150
The Six Writers of the Canonical Epistles, as a Series 165
IV. THE TWELVE APOSTLES
Ancient Types : as Twelve Sheep ; as Twelve Doves ; as Twelve Men. — How groujied in Ecclesiastical Decoration. — In the old Mosaics ; their proper place. — Examples from various Painters. — Historical Subjects relating to the Twelve Apostles : the Pentecost ; the Separation of the Twelve Apostles to preach the Gospel ; the Twelve Baptisms ; the Twelve Martyrdoms 167
St. Peter and St. Paul. The Ancient Greek Types. — Examples of the early Treatment of these two Apostles : in the old Mosaics ; in early Sculpture ; in Pictures 179
St. Peter. His peculiar Attributes: as Apostle and Patron Saint; as the Head and Founder of the Roman Church ; as Pope. — Subjects from the Scriptural Life of St. Peter. — legendary Stories connected with St. Peter : the Legend of Simon Magus ; of the "Domine, quo vadis?" of Processus and Martinian. — The Martyrdom of St. Peter. — St. Peter as Keeper of the Gates of Paradise. — The Legend of St. Petronilla. — The Life of St. Peter in a Series of Subjects 186
St. Paul. Earliest Type. — Attributes of St. Paul: the Sword. — Subjects from his Life. — Stoning of Stephen. — Conversion of St. Paul. — The Vision of St. Paul. — Miracles of St. Paul. — His Martyrdom. — The legend of Plautilla. — The Life of St. Paul in a Series of Subjects 207
St. Andrew. The Legend. — Attributes. — Historical Subjects from the Life of St. Andrew. — Flagellation. — Adoration of the Cross. — Martyrdom as represented by Guido, Domenichino, and Murillo 221
St. James the Great. Story and Character as represented in Scripture. — St. James as Patron of Spain. — The Legend of Santiago. — The Battle of Clavijo. — The Pilgrims of Compostella. — The Devotional Figures and Attributes of St. James the Apostle. — As Tutelar Saint of Spain. — Pictures from his Legend 225
St. Philip. — The Legend of the Idol and the Serpent. — Devotional Pictures and Attributes. — Subjects from his legend. — Distinction between St. Philip the Apostle and St. Philip the Deacon 235
St. Bartholomew. The Legend. — The Attributes. — Martyrdom 237
St. Thomas. Origin of his peculiar Attribute. — The Legend of King Gondoforus. — The Incredulity of St. Thomas. — The Legend of the "Madonna della Cintola." — Martyrdom of St. Thomas 239
St. James Minor. First Bishop of Jerusalem. — Attributes. — Resemblance to Christ. — Subjects from his Life. — Martyrdom. — Frescoes at Padua 244
St. Simon Zelotes and St. Jude. Legend and Attributes. — Represented as Children 246
St. Matthias. Attributes 248
Judas Iscariot. Scriptural Character. — Legends relating to him. — How represented in various Subjects 249
The Last Supper. Its Importance as a Sacred Subject. — Devotional when it represents the Institution of the Eucharist. — Historical when it represents the Detection of Judas. — Various examples : Giotto ; Duccio of Siena; Angelico da Fiesole ; Luca Siguorelli ; Ghirlandajo ; Albert Diirer ; Leonardo da Vinci ; Raphael ; Andrea del Sarto ; Titian ; Poussin 254
Faults and Mistakes committed by Painters in representing THE Last Supper 267
St. Barnabas. His Legend. — Popular at Venice as Kinsman of St. Mark. — Represented with the (lospel of St. Matthew 272
V. THE DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH
I. The Four Latin Fathers. Their particular Attributes. — Their proper place in Ecclesiastical Decoration. Subjects in which they are introduced together 274
St. Jerome. History and Character. — Influence over the Roman Women. — Origin of his Attributes — legend of the Wounded Lion. — Devotional Figures of St. Jerome : as Patron Saint ; as Translator of the Scriptures ; as Penitent. — Subjects from the Life of St. Jerome. — The Communion of St. Jerome 280
St. Ambrose. Story and Character of St. Ambrose. — The Emperor Theodosius. — The Discovery of the Martyrs St. Protasius and St. Gervasius. — Legends relating to St. Ambrose : The Prefect Macedonius ; The Nobleman of Tuscany. — Devotional Figures of St. Ambrose. — His j)eculiar Attributes. — His Church at Milan ; his Life as represented on the Altar. — Statue of St. Ambrose 295
St. Augustine. Character of St. Augustine. — His Shrine at Pavia, and Basso-relievos representing his Life. — Devotional Figures of St. Augustine. — Represented with his Mother, Monica. — Various Subjects from his Life. — The Vision of St. Augustine 303 St. Gregory. His Story and Character. — His Popularity. — Legends connected with his Life; Origin of his Attribute, the Dove ; the Supper of St. Gregory ; the Mass of St. Gregory ; tlie Miracle of the Brandeum ; St. Gregory releases the Soul of the Emperor Trajan ; the Legend as rei)resented in Pictures ; the Legend of the Monk. — St. Gregory's Doctrine of Purgatory. — How represented 311
II. The Four Greek Fathers. How represented in the Greek Pictures, and by the Latin Artists 320
St. John Chrysostom. Singular Legends with regard to him. — The Penance of St. Chrysostoni : as represented in the Grerman Prints ; by Lucas Cranach ; by Beham ; by Albert Diii'er 321
St. Basil the Great. His Character. — How represented. — Story of the Emperor Valens. — legends which refer to St. Basil 331
St. Athanasius. How represented. — Unpopular as a Subject of Art 334
St. Gregory Nazianzen. His History and Character. — His celebrity as a Poet. — Beautiful Miniatures relative to his Life 335
St. Cyril. How represented 337
VI. ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ST. MARTHA, ST. LAZARUS, ST. MAXtMIX, ST. MARCELLA, ST. MARY OF EGYPT, AND THE BEATIFIED PENITENTS
St. Mary Magdalene. Her Character. — Disputes concerning her Identity. — The Popular and Scriptural Legend. — The old Provencal Legend. — The Devotional Representations : as Patron Saint ; as Penitent. — Sacred Subjects in which she is introduced. — Legendary Subjects. — La Danse de la Madeleine. — The Assumption of the Magdalene. — The Legend of the Mother and Child. — Her Life in a series of Subjects. — Legends of Mary Magdalene and St. John the Evangelist 339
St. Martha. Her Character. — Legends of St. Martha. — How represented. — Where introduced 376
St. Lazarus 378
St. Mary of Egypt. The Legend. — Distinction between St. Mary of Egypt and Mary Magdalene. — Proper Attributes of Mary of Egypt. — Stories and Pictures from her Life 379
Mary the Penitent. Not to be confounded with Mary of
Egypt. — Her Story. — Landscapes of Philippe de Champagne 384
St. Thais and St. Pelaoia 387
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Portrait of Mrs. Jameson Frontispiece
Crosses 25
Crowns 29
Palms 30
Cherubs (Pinturicchio) 42
Part of a Glory of Angels from the Coronation of the Virgin (Ambrogio Borgognone). S. Simpliciano, Milan 44
Assyrian Winged Genius 47
Cherub (from early MS.) 49
Angel (Bellini). From Frari Madonna, Church of Frari, Venice 52
Angel (Melozzo da Forli). Vatican, Rome 53
Angel (Melozzo da Forli). Vatican, Rome 55
Angel bearing the Moon (Greek, twelfth century) 57
Expulsion from Paradise (Bas-relief, Orvieto) 59
Angels visiting Abraham (Raphael). Loggie, Vatican 63
Diagram of chapel, Riccardi Palace, Florence 65
Angels (Martin Schoen) 69
Angels (Angelico). From Coronation, Ufiizi, Florence 71
Angels in Adoration (Granacci). Florence Academy 72
Angel (Perugino). From Assumption, Florence Academy 73
Angels (Titian). From Assumption, Venice Academy 75
Angel (Raphael). Chigi Chapel, Rome 77
Angel (Rembrandt). From Tobias and the Angel, Louvre 79
Angel (Niccol6 del Area). From Tomb of St. Dominick, Bologna 81
Archangels(Cimabue). S. Francesco, Assisi 83
Archangels (attributed to Orcagna). From Last Judgment, Campo Santo, Pisa 85
Angels (attributed to Orcagna). From Last Judgment, Campo Santo, Pisa 87
St. Michael (Angelico). From Deposition, Florence Acad- emy 95
St. Michael (Martin Schoen) 98
St. Michael and the Dragon (Raphael). Louvre 101
St. Michael and the Dragon (Guido Reni). Capuccini, Rome facing 102
St. Michael and the Dragon (Oggione). Brera, Milan 104
St. Michael as Angel of Judgment (attributed to Memling) 107
Angel Gabriel (Lorenzo Monaco). Florence Academy 114
Angel Gabriel (Stephen Lothener). Cathedral, Cologne 115
Angel Gabriel (Martin Schoen) 117
Tobias and the Angels (attributed to Botticelli). Florence Academy facing 122
St. Matthew (Mosaic). S. Pudenziana 127
St. Luke (Mosaic). S. Pudenziana 128
St. Mark (Mosaic) 128
St. John (Mosaic). S. Paolo, Rome 129
St. John (Mosaic) 129
Assyrian Symbol 130
St. Mark (Mosaic). San Marco, Rome 131
The Evangelists. S. Vitale, Ravenna 132
St. Matthew (Raphael). From Marc Antonio's engraving after Raphael's design in Hall of Pope's Pages, Vatican 135
Christ and St. Matthew (attributed to Pordenone). Dresden Gallery 138
St. Mark (Titian). From St. Mark Enthroned, S. Maria della Salute, Venice 140
St. Mark (Bartolommeo). Pitti, Florence 142
Miracle of St. Mark (Tintoretto). Venice Academy facing 146
St. John (Lucas van Leyden) 152
St. John (Raphael). From Marc Antonio's engraving after
Raphael's design in Hall of Pope's Pages, Vatican 153
Twelve Apostles as Sheep (Mosaic) 167
St. Philip (Orcagna). Or San Michele, Florence 169
St. Peter (Greek type). Eleventh century 180
St. Paul (Greek type). Eleventh century 182
St. Peter (Vischer). Nuremberg 186
St Peter as Pope (Cola dell' Amatrice) 187
Repentance of St. Peter (Bas-relief, third century) 190
Repentance of St. Peter (Mosaic). S. Apollinare, Nuovo, Ravenna 191
Christ delivering Keys to St. Peter (Penigino). Sistine Chapel, Rome facing 192
Madonna and Child with Saints (Crivelli). Dudley House, London 194
St. Paul and St. Peter (Filippino Lippi). Carmine, Florence 196
Crucifixion of St. Peter (Filippino Lippi). Carmine, Florence 203
St. Peter at the Gate of Paradise (attributed to Simone Menimi). Spanish Chai)el, S. Maria Novella, Florence 204
Conversion of St. Paul (Rubens) facing 210
St. Andrew (Vischer). Nuremberg 222
St. James Major (Raphael). From Marc Antonio's engraving after Raphael's design in Hall of Pope's Pages, Vatican 231
St. James (Andrea del Sarto). Uffizi, Florence 232
St. Philip (Albert Durer) 235
St. Philip (Nanni di Banco). Or San Michele, Florence 236
St. Bartholemew (Albert Durer) 238
St. Thomas (Lucas van Leyden) 240
St. James Minor (Martin Schoen) 245
St. Matthias (Raphael). From Marc 248
The Last Supper (after Da Vinci) facing 262
The Vision of the Four Fathers (Dosso Dossi). Dresden Gallery facing 278
St. Jerome (Ghirlandajo). Ogni Santi, Florence 285
St. Jerome (Raphael). From Crucifixion, Dudley House, London 288
The Penance of St. Jerome (Albert Diirer) 289
St. Jerome and the Lion (Coll' Antonio del Fiore). Naples 292
Last Communion of St. Jerome (Domenichino). Vatican Gallery facing 292
St. Ambrose and Emperor Theodosius (Rubens). Belvedere, Vieima facing 302
St. Augustine (attributed to Filippo Lippi). Ulfizi, Florence 305
Vision of St. Augustine (Garofalo). National Gallery, London 308
St. Augustine and St. Monica (Ary Scheffer). National Gallery London 310
Miracle of St. Gregory (A. Sacchi). Vatican Gallery facing 318
The Penance of St Chrysostom (Albert Diirer) 330
Magdalene (Canota) 349
Magdalene (Lucas van Leyden) 351
Madonna with Magdalene and St. Jerome (Correggio). Parma Gallery facing 352
Magdalene (Guido Reni). Louvre, Paris 357
Noli Me Tangere (Titian). National Gallery, London facing 364
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