Legends of the monastic orders : as represented in the fine artsForming the second series of Sacred and legendary art . ent the legend of St, John the Evangelist, sundud 1 ° Legi ad. An. which has been already related. •in- 11 represents the kings miraculous power of healing, a gifl o 2 100 LEGENDS OF THE MONASTIC ORDERS. Dec. 28,10(5- which was popularly believed to have descended to all hisanointed successors down to the time of Queen Anne. 13. The pilgrims deliver to the king the ring which theyhad received from St. John the Evangelist. 14 represents the dedication of the church of St. Pete
Legends of the monastic orders : as represented in the fine artsForming the second series of Sacred and legendary art . ent the legend of St, John the Evangelist, sundud 1 ° Legi ad. An. which has been already related. •in- 11 represents the kings miraculous power of healing, a gifl o 2 100 LEGENDS OF THE MONASTIC ORDERS. Dec. 28,10(5- which was popularly believed to have descended to all hisanointed successors down to the time of Queen Anne. 13. The pilgrims deliver to the king the ring which theyhad received from St. John the Evangelist. 14 represents the dedication of the church of St. Peter atWestminster. A short time afterwards, in the year 1066, on the eve of theEpiphany, St. Edward the Confessor died, and was buried inthe said church, which he first, in England, had erected afterthat kind of style which, now, all attempt to rival at a greatexpense. In the reign of Henry III. the church was rebuilt, and asplendid chapel and shrine erected to the memory of the architect of the shrine is said to have been Pietro Cavalini,an Italian painter, some of whose works remain in the church of. It; Richard II. with his throe protectors, St. John the Baptist, St. Edmund, andSt. Edward the Confessor. From an ancient diptych, now at Wilton.(Sketch from Hollars print.) ST. THOMAS A BECKET. 101 Pal. Assisi; but of the paintings which he is supposed to have exe-cuted on the walls of this chapel, no trace remains. The single devotional figures of St. Edward the Confessorrepresent him in the kingly robes, the crown on his head, in onehand the sceptre surmounted with a dove (as in the effigy on hisseal), in the other the ring of St. John. He has a long beard,a fair complexion, and a mild serene countenance. The ring ishis proper attribute: in the beautiful coronation of the Virgin Kensingtonin the collection of Prince Wallerstein, the figure of St. Edwardthe Confessor appears in the lower part of the picture holdingthe ring, and a letter which is supposed to contain
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