. Illustrated catalogue of the very valuable art property belonging to the estate of the well-known connoisseur, the late James a. Garland, Esq. a former trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art [electronic resource]. d her is a canopy of delicate rose, interwoven withgold, and hovering near it is the Dove in a golden a column below it appears to be coiled a snake, in allu-sion to the Fall. The angel is represented in the act of sinkingto his knees, his yellow and green mantle still floating in theagitation of movement. His right arm is extended, the fingerpointing at Mary, as he
. Illustrated catalogue of the very valuable art property belonging to the estate of the well-known connoisseur, the late James a. Garland, Esq. a former trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art [electronic resource]. d her is a canopy of delicate rose, interwoven withgold, and hovering near it is the Dove in a golden a column below it appears to be coiled a snake, in allu-sion to the Fall. The angel is represented in the act of sinkingto his knees, his yellow and green mantle still floating in theagitation of movement. His right arm is extended, the fingerpointing at Mary, as he utters the salutation that is inscribedon the border around the picture. This with some omission ofletters and certain lapses from the Latin to the Spanish form of words is as follows: av(e)maria craja plena. d(o)minus TEC IM, KEN! I>l(C| TA !T IN M V 1 1 1 H I ( s) HE N EDI (c ) TUS FRlCTUS w w FRUTOS ^entris tui i(h)esls—Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord be with Thee, Blessed art Thou among Women, Blessed is theFruit of Thy Womb, Jesus. In the central medallion of the top border is a representa-tion of the Risen Lord, with the red cross pennon of victory overdeath floating from the cruciform The background is of gold, on parts of which trees androcks are painted. In the medallion to the left His attribute asThe Good Shepherd is illustrated in a figure, pointing to a lambthat it carries, while in the pendant design a figure with a cupand a hand raised in benediction suggests the mystery of theEucharist. The keepers of the mystery are represented in theend medallions, St. Peter on the left with the key of Heavenand Hell, and on the right St. Paul with the Sword of theWord. Another figure with sword and book appears in theoval on the right-hand side border, while the correspondingspace opposite contains a figure with a chalice and palm branch. It is noticeable what an envelope of beauty has resultedfrom the oxidation of the silver in the innumerable tendrilsan
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