La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (page 4/5)

Angel playing the harp, attended by deer

A hind, a stag, a pair of rabbits and two birds are listening to this winged angel playing the harp, in a decorative pice full of vine-leaves. The angel is naked except for a loin-cloth and is barefoot. All very romantic and bucolic, a pastoral scene from heaven. the decoration [...] [more...]

Isolated Angel Drawing

Woodcut of an angel, an attractive young man with a half-smile and wings. He has bare feet and legs, bare arms, and is beckoning or gesturing, the index finger of [...] [more...]

116. Zodiac Wheel

The zodiac wheel together with the four quarters. It is supported by two angels and the text: [more...]

Zodiac wheel from page 116

I thought that this circlular arangement of the signs of the zodiac might look good on the front of a greetings card or calendar, or in a scrapbook (or maybe I just don’t [...] [more...]

Zodiac with evangelists from p. 120

This lady [Beatrice] was accompanied by the number nine to the end that men might clearly perceive her to be a nine, that is, a miracle, whose only root is the Holy Trinity.” (p. 119) [more...]

Zodiac wheel with woman (detail)

The central part of the illustration of the Zodiac wheel with the Evangelist symbols; here the main symbols are the astrological signs for the planets, the sun and the moon. [more...]

Symbol of St. Matthew the Evangelist

Saint Matthew is traditionally depicted (shown) as a human or an angel. He holds a scroll, representing the Gospel he wrote. [more...]

Symbol of St. Mark the Evangelist

Saint Mark is traditionally depicted (shown) as a lion, sometimes with angel wings. In the background is a scroll, representing the Gospel he wrote. [more...]

Symbol of St. Luke the Evangelist

Saint Luke is traditionally represented (drawn) as an ox, often, (as here) with wings. He has a scroll to represent the Gospel he wrote. [more...]

Symbol of St. John the Evangelist

Saint John is traditionally represented (shown) as an eagle, usually with a book or (as here) scroll, which stands for the Gospel that he wrote. [more...]