Items matching religion taken from La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

religion: unfounded and unquestioned belief in the authority of a priest; martyrs and saints.

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Pictures and page images from La Vita Nuova (The New Life) by Dante Alighieri, translated by Gabriel Rossetti and illustrated by Evelyn Paul, with music by Alfred Mercer.

The book is undated, but it appears to have been produced some time between 1897 and 1920. Most booksellers say about 1910, so that is what I have used.

Gabriel Rossetti was a Pre-Raphaelite painter and a Romantic writer and poet.

The full text of this translation is online at The Rosetti Archive, although it isn’t exactly the same edition.

I have scanned some complete pages, some details, and also some borders.

There is an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for Charles Dante Gabriel Rossetti and another for Dante Alighieri.

Evelyn Paul died in 1945, less than 70 years ago, but this book was published jointly in the UK and the US, before 1923, and hence is out of copyright.

Symbol of St. Matthew the Evangelist

La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

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

This image is a detail from a larger picture.

Keywords: symbols, evangelists, saints, saint matthew, people, angels, religion

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-24

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Angel from page 115

La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

The angel from page 115. The angel carries a music book (I think, or possibly a harp), and kneels with hands clasped as if in prayer. He wears a white robe and has golden wings. I cut out this detail [...]

Keywords: angels, christmas, colour, religion

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Added: 2005-11-14

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Symbol of St. Mark the Evangelist

La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

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

This image is a detail from a larger picture.

Keywords: symbols, evangelists, saints, saint mark, lions, animals, wings, religion

Places shown: none

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Zodiac with evangelists from p. 120

La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

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) Beatrice is depi [...]

Keywords: zodiac, christmas, astrology, planets, religion, saints, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-26

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Symbol of St. Luke the Evangelist

La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

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

This image is a detail from a larger picture.

Keywords: symbols, evangelists, saints, saint luke, animals, oxen, wings, religion

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-24

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Symbol of St. John the Evangelist

La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

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.

This image is a detail from a larger picture.

Keywords: symbols, evangelists, saints, saint john, animals, oxen, wings, religion

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-24

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