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Frieze of
Angels
(Sargent Hall, south wall)
Dogma of the
Redemption: Frieze
of Angels
1903
Oil on canvas
with plaster and
papier-mâché
reliefs
213.4 x 674.4 cm
(1999 photo)
Jpg: Sargentmurals.bpl.org
The Frieze of
Angels with
eight in number represent Regeneration and the Resurrection as Christ
rose
on the eighth day.
Below Christ's feet
and between
the two angles is a pelican feeding its young from the blood of its
breast
which is also an ancient symbol of the Resurrection (Charteris
P.166).
The
Doctrine of the Trinity, Frieze of Angels, with the Crucifixion
South
End: lunette
Sargent
Hall
General
view of South End, Boston Public Library
Sargent Hall
Floor plan
Boston
Public Library
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