Legends of the monastic orders : as represented in the fine artsForming the second series of Sacred and legendary art . Spain, has heregiven a real and characteristic por-trait of the saint. The features arelarge and heavy, yet bright with en-thusiastic adoration and picture by the samepainter represents St. Theresa inher cell, enraptured by an appari-tion of the Saviour; an angel behindhim bears the fire-tipped arrow ofDivine love. This, I believe, is one of the few pictures ofEubens never engraved. By Massarotti:—St. Theresa intercedes for the city of Cre-mona when besieged
Legends of the monastic orders : as represented in the fine artsForming the second series of Sacred and legendary art . Spain, has heregiven a real and characteristic por-trait of the saint. The features arelarge and heavy, yet bright with en-thusiastic adoration and picture by the samepainter represents St. Theresa inher cell, enraptured by an appari-tion of the Saviour; an angel behindhim bears the fire-tipped arrow ofDivine love. This, I believe, is one of the few pictures ofEubens never engraved. By Massarotti:—St. Theresa intercedes for the city of Cre-mona when besieged by the French. By Guercino:—St. Theresa with her patron saint, , in which our Saviour reveals to her the glory ofParadise. Another, in which the Virgin presents to her therosary. Another, in which St. Theresa receives the habit fromthe hand of the Blessed Virgin, in presence of her patron , St. Albert, and St. Juan de la Cruz: painted for theCarmelite nuns at Messina. Attributed to Alonzo Cano:—A St. Theresa, crowned withthorns and holding in her hands the instruments of the St. Theresa (Italiau.) Milan Gal. Sp. Gal. ofKinp Louis-Philippe. 424 LEGENDS OF THE MONASTIC ORDERS. Another, in which she ministers to a sick child. Both picturestoo poor and bad for Alonzo Cano; the heads, however, arecharacteristic. In a small picture in the possession of Mr. Ford, St. Theresais kneeling on one knee, sustaining on the other an open book,in which she is about to write; an ink-horn and a distaff lie ather feet; above, the Holy Dove is seen descending from theskies. On a prie-dieu behind are the words, s MisericordiamDomini ceternam cantaboS There are some pictures of her in the magnificent Church ofthe Scalzi at Venice, but none good. The fame and the effigies of St. Theresa have been extendedto the East. Miss Martineau found a figure of her in the con-vent of her Order on Mount Carmel; and I extract the beautifuland animated account of this picture
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