Sacred And Legendary Art, Volume 2
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- 1892
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- Writings on art of Anna Jameson, Christian Art And Symbolism, Christian Saints In Art, Christian art and symbolism, Christian legends
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VOLUME 2 CONTENTS
VII. THE PATRON SAINTS OF CHRISTENDOM St. Geohge of Cappadocia. The Legend. — The Great Martyr. — Devotional Figures. — St. George and the Dragon. — Historical Subjects from his Life 391
St. Sebastian. The Legend of Marcus and Marcellinus. — As Patron Saint against the Plague. — Devotional Figures. — Italian, Spanish, and German Representations. — The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian : Various Examples. — St. Sebastian recalled to Life : How represented 404
St. Roch. The Legend. — Unknown in Greek Art. — Devotional Figures. — Separate Pictures from his Life and History 419
St. Cosmo and St. Damian. The Legend. — Always represented together. — Old Mosaics. — As Patron Saints of the Medici Family. — Miracles of St. Cosmo and St. Damian represented in Pictures 426
St. Christopher. His Legend a Religious Parable. — Virtues attributed to the Effigies of St. Christopher. — Various Examples of the Religious Representation. — Examples which must be considered exceptional. — The History of St. Christopher in a Series of Subjects 432
St. Nicholas of Myra. The Saint of the People, and Protector of the Weak against the Strong. — Universally worshipped in the East and in the West. — The Legend. — Translation 'of his Relics from Asia Minor to Italy. — Devotional Figures of St. Nicholas. — Attributes. — Scenes from his Life. — Miracles and Parables relating to St. Nicholas as represented in Pictures 444
VIII. THE VIRGIN PATRONESSES
St. Catherine of Alexandria. The Legend. — Hypatia of Alexandria. — Devotional Figures of St. Catherine : as Patron Saint and Martyr ; Various Examples from the Earliest to the Latest Schools. — The Marriage of St. Catherine, a strictly Devotional Subject : How represented by various Painters. — Incidents in the Life of St. Catherine historically treated. — St. Catherine buried by Angels 459
St. Barbara. The Legend. — Attributes of St. Barbara as Patron Saint. — As Patroness of Fire Arms. — Historical Pictures of St. Barbara : On Guns and Shields ; On the Armor of Henry VIII. in the Tower 483
St. Ursula. Antiquity of this wild Legend ; Supposed Origin ; The Cologne Version. — Devotional Figures and Attributes as Patron Saint of Young Girls. — Separate Subjects from her Life. — Her whole History as painted by Carpaccio ; as painted by Hans Memling 491
St. Margaret. Character and Legend. — How represented. — Her Attribute the Dragon. — Examples of St. Margaret as Patron Saint. — Historical Pictures of St. Margaret 506
IX. THE EARLY MARTYRS
Reverence due to the Early Martyrs and to their Effigies; Opinion 6i Dr. Arnold. — The Ten Persecutions. — The beatified Martyrs early introduced into Church Decoration. — Examples at Ravenna and at Rome 512
The Innocents. How treated in Art 519
St. Stephen. Scriptural History. — The Legend of the Discovery of his Relics. — Devotional Figures ; as Proto-Martyr or Deacon. — The Martyrdom of St. Stephen. — The Life of St. Stephen, in a Series of Subjects by Fra Angelico ; by Carpaccio ; by Juan Juanes 520
St. Laurence. The Legend; one of the most important and authentic in the main Circumstances. — Devotional Figures of St. Laurence. — The Gridiron. — Subjects from his Life, by Angelico ; Frescoes in the Basilica of San Lorenzo. — The Legend of St. Laurence and Henry II 528
St. Hippolytus. Tied to Wild Horses 536
St. Vincent. Popularity and Antiquity of the Legend. — How represented. — Beautiful Devotional Figures, by Palma and Luini. — Subjects from his Life 538 St. Vitus 543
X. THE GREEK MARTYRS
St. Thecla. The Greek Legend of Paul and Thecla. — How represented in Western Art 545
St. Euphemia of Chalcedonia. Antiquity of the Legend, and of the Representation 548
St. Perpetua. Not represented in Art 552
St. Phocas of Sinope. The Legend. — Peculiar to Greek Art 654
St. Pantaleon of Nicomedia. Popular at Venice. — The Legend. — How represented by Paul Veronese and others 555
St. Dorothea of Cappadocia. The Greek Legend; its Beauty and Antiquity. — How represented. — Martyrdom of St. Dorothea. — Massinger's "The Virgin Martyr." 557
St. Cyprian and St. Justina of Antioch. The Legend; Its Beauty and Significance. — How represented. — Donna Laura of Ferrara in the Character of St. Justina 561
St. Apollonia of Alexandria. The Legend. — Popular in Devotional Pictures. — How represented. — Subjects from her Life 565
The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. The Legend. — Frequent in Ecclesiastical Decoration 568
XI. THE LATIN MARTYRS
The Four Great Virgins of the Latin Church
St. Cecilia. Her husband, St. Valerian. — The Legend. — The Shrine and Statue in her Church at Rome. — Oldest Representations. — Figure by Cimabue. — The Musical Attributes. — Figures of St. Cecilia by Raphael, Moretto, Domenichino, and others. — Scenes and Incidents from her Life 571
St. Agnes. The ancient Roman Legend. — Attributes and Effigies of St. Agnes. — Martyrdom. — Scenes from her Life 586
St. Agatha. The Sicilian Legend. — Attributes and Effigies. — As Patroness of Malta. — Martyrdom. — Healed by St. Peter 594
St. Lucia. The Sicilian Legend. — Significance of the Name and Attributes : The Eyes ; The Lamp ; The Poniard. — Scenes from her history 599
The individual Character and Expression proper to the Four Great Virgins 604
XII. THE ROMAN MARTYRS
The Old Churches of Rome 605
St. Praxedes and St, Pudentiana 606
The "Quattro Coronati" 608
St. Clement. Antiquity of his Church and Legend. — Legend of his Shrine amid the Waves 610
St. Bibiana 612
St. John and St. Paul, Brothers 613
St. Nereus and St. Achilleus 614
St. Cesareo 614
St. Balbina 614
St. Sabina 615
St. Prisca 615
St. Peter and St. Marcellinus 616
St. Aglae and St. Boniface 617
St. Alexis 617
St. Martina 622
St. Anastasia and St. Chrysogonus 623
St. Pancras 624
St. Susanna 625
St. Chrysanthus and St. Daria 625
St. Eugenia 626
St. Felicitas and her Seven Sons 626
St. Veronica 630
XIII. MARTYRS OF TUSCANY, LOMBARDY,
SPAIN, AND FRANCE
St. Reparata of Florence 633
St. Verdiana and St. Miniato of Florence 634
St. Ansano of Siena 635
St. Fina of San Gemignano 636
St. Torpe, St. Ephesus, and St. Potitus of Pisa 637
St. Julian of Rimini 639
St. Gervasius and St. Protasius of Milan, and their Father, St. Vitalis OF Ravenna 640
St. Nabor and St. Felix, St. Nazarius and St. Celsus Of Milan 645
St. Lupo, St. Adelaide, St. Grata, and St. Alexander Of Bergamo 647
St. Julia, St. Panacea, St. Faustino, and St. Giovita Of Brescia 648
St. Afra of Brescia, and St. Afra of Augsburg 649 St. Christina of Bolsena. The Legend. — Attributes and Effigies. — Celebrated in the Venetian Schools 651
St. Justina of Padua. The Legend. — Her magnificent Church. — Pictures of her at Venice and Padua. — Distinction between St. Justina of Padua and St. Justina of Antioch 654
St. Filomena 657
St. Omobuono of Cremona 659
St. Justa and St. Rufina of Seville 661
St. Eulalia of Merida 662
St. Leocadia of Toledo 663
St. Crispin and St. Crispianus of Soissons 664
XIV. THE EARLY BISHOPS
Their Importance in ancient Ecclesiastical Art. — In the early Coinage of Italy. — Costume. — Hierarchs of Rome. — Cardinals. — Greek Bishops. — Latin Bishops 666
St. Sylvester, Pope. Legend of Pope Sylvester and the Emperor Constautine ; its Importance in Art 671
St. Ignatius Theophorus of Antioch 678
St. Blaise of Sebastb 681
St. Cyprian of Carthage 683
St. Erasmus of Formia 684
St. Apollinaris of Ravenna 685
St. Donato of Arezzo 686
St. Zenobio of Florence 687
St. Regulus and St. Frediano of Lucca 690
St. Zeno of Verona 691
St. Geminianus of Modena 691
St. Ercolano and St. Costanzo of Perugia 692
St. Petronius of Bologna 693
St. Proculus of Bologna 694
St. Mercuriale of Form 694
St. Romulo of Fiesole 694
St. Maurelio of Ferrara 695
St. Casciano of Imola 695
St. Gaudenzio of Rimini 695
St. Siro of Pa via 695
St. Abbondio of Como 695
St. Hilary of Parma 695
St. Januarius of Naples 696
XV. FRENCH BISHOPS
St. Denis of France. The French Legend, which confounds him with Dionysius the Areopagite. — How represented in French and Italian Works of Art. — Subjects from his Life 698
Other headless Bishops : St. Cheron ; St. Clair ; St. Nicaise ; St. Valerie and St. Martial ; St. Romain 703
St. Martin of Tours. Importance and Popiilarity of his History and Legend. — St. Martin dividing his Cloak, called the "Charity of St. Martin." — Other Scenes from his Life 705
St. Eloy of Noyon. A famous Goldsmith and Farrier. — The Legend universally popular. — Pictures and Statues of St. Eloy 712
St. Lambert of Maestricht 715
St. Hubert of Liege. The Hunter. — Legend of the Miralculous Stag. — Subjects from his Life 716
Spanish Bishops. St. Leander and St. Isidore. — Legend of Hermengildus 719
XVI. THE HERMIT SAINTS
Hermits of the East. Antiquity and Interest of the Hermit Legends 722
St. Anthony and St. Paul. The Temptation of St. Anthony 724
St. Onofrio 738
St. Ephrem 739
St. Hilarion, as represented in the Campo Santo at Pisa, and elsewhere 740
St. Macarius 741
St. Marina 741
Hermits of the West: —
St. Ranieri 743
St. Julian Hospitatob 745
St. Leonard 749
St. Giles 751
St. Procopius 754
St. Genevieve of Paris 755
St. Isidore, the Laborer 759
St. Gudula of Brussels 760
XVII. THE WARRIOR SAINTS OF CHRISTENDOM
Beauty and Importance of the Figures of the Military Martyrs. — Legend of St. Mercurius and Julian the Apostate 762
St. Theodore, and other Greek Warriors, as grouped in Ancient Art 764
St. Maurice, and the Theban Legion. — The Legend; Its importance as a Subject of Art through the North of Italy 766
St. Gereon, St. Secundus, St. Alexander, and others of the Companions of St. Maurice 768
St. Longinus, the Centurion 770
St. Victor of Marseilles and St. Victor of Milan 773
St. Eustace 774
St. Quirinus 776
St. Florian 776
St. Hippolytus 777
St. Proculus 777
St. Quintin 778
St. Adrian and St. Natalia 779
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
St. George (Albert Diirer) 395
St. George (Donatello). Or San Michele, Florence 397
St. Sebastian (Guido Reni). Capitol Gallery, Rome 409
St. Sebastian (Albert Diirer) 410
St. Sebastian (Mantegna). Belvedere, Vienna, 411
Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (PoUajuolo). National Gallery, London 415
St. Roch (Flandrin) 423
SS. Cosmo and Damian (Bicci di Lorenzo). Uffizi, Florence 429
Martyrdom of SS. Cosmo and Damian (Pesellino). Florence 431
St. Christopher (Titian). Ducal Palace, Venice 438
St. Christopher (Albert Diirer) 439
St. Christopher (Early German) 440
St. Christopher (Lucas van Leyden) 442
Charity of St. Nicholas (Angelico). Vatican Gallery, Rome 453
St. Nicholas (Lorenzo di Credi). From Madonna and Saints, Louvre, Paris 456
St. Catherine (Luini). Hermitage, St. Petersburg 469
St. Catherine (Botticelli). From Madonna and Saints, Florence Academy 471
St. Catherine (Lucas van Leyden) 473
Marriage of St. Catherine (Correggio). Louvre, Paris, Facing 476
St. Catherine disputing with the Philosophers (Masolino). San Clemente, Rome 478
St. Catherine borne by the Angels (Luini). Brera, Milan 480
St. Barbara (Palma). S. Maria Formosa, Venice 485
St. Barbara (Holbein). Munich Gallery 486
St. Barbara (Cosimo Roselli). Florence Academy 487
St. Barbara (Van Eyck). Antwerp Gallery 488
St. Ursula (attributed to Stephen Lothener). From the Altar-piece, Cologne Cathedral 501
St. Ursula (Memling). From Shrine of St. Ursula, Bruges 502
St. Margaret (Raphael). Louvre, Paris facing 508
St. Stephen (Martin Schoen) 523
Martyrdom of St. Stephen (Giulio Romano). Genoa 524
St. Stephen Preaching (Angelico). Chapel of Nicholas V., Rome 526
St. Laurence (Martin Schoen) 533
St. Laurence distributing Alms (Angelico). Chapel of Nicholas v., Rome facing 534
St. Vincent (Pollajuolo). Uffizi, Florence 542
St. Euphemia (Mosaic). S. Euphemia, Rome 650
St. Euphemia (attributed to Mantegna) Naples 552
St. Dorothea 559
St. Justina and Alphonso 1. (Moretto). Belvedere, Vienna facing 564
St. Apollonia (Carlo Dolci). Corsini Gallery, Rome 567
St. Cecilia (Donatello). Florence 573
Shrine of St. Cecilia (Maderno). Church of St. Cecilia, Rome 576
St. Cecilia (Raphael). Bologna Gallery 579
St. Cecilia and St. Catherine (Campi). Cremona 581
St. Agnes (Martin Schoen) 587
St. Agnes (Mosaic) 591
St. Agnes (Andrea del Sarto). Duomo, Pisa 592
St. Lucia (Luini) 600
St. Lucia (Giovanni della Robbia). St. Lucia, Florence 603
St. Martina (Menghino). Church of S. Martina, Rome 622
St. Felicitk and her Seven Sous (S. Clemente). Rome 628
St. Veronica (Memling). Bruges 631
St. Reparata (Niccol6 d* Arezzo). Florence 633
St. Gregory announcing to St. Fina her approaching death. (Ghirlandajo). San Gemignano 636
St. Julian (Lorenzo di Credi). From Madonna and Saints, Louvre, Paris 639
St. Gervasius (Mosaic). S. Ambrogio, Milan 641
St. Protasius (Mosaic). S. Ambrogio, Milan 641
SS. Nazarius and Celsus (G. B. Campi) 646
St. Justa and St. Rufina (Murillo). Seville 661
St. Constantine (Antique Sculpture), Church of St. John Lateran, Rome 675
Martyrdom of St. Ignatius (Greek MS.) 679
St. Blaise (Bonsignori) 683
St. Zenobio restoring the dead Child (Masaccio) 689
St. Petronius (Michael Angelo). S. Domenico, Bologna 693
St. Martin (Maxtin Schoen) 710
St. Eloy (attributed to Nanni di Banco). Or San Michele, Florence 714
Conversion of St. Hubert (Albert Diirer) facing 718
St. Anthony (Albert Durer) 734
Temptation of St. Anthony (Martin Schoen) 736
Hermits of the Desert (Lorenzetti). Campo Santo, Pisa. facing 740
Hospitality of St. Julian (AUori). Pitti, Florence 747
St. Giles (Early Flemish School). Collection of the Earl of Northbrook 753
The Risen Christ between St. Andrew and St. Longinus (Mantegna) 772
St. Eustace (PoUajuolo). Uflftzi, Florence 775
St. Proculus (Lorenzo Monaco). From Altar-piece, Florence Academy 778
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