Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Legends of the Madonna, by Mrs. JamesonThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Legends of the MadonnaAuthor: Mrs. JamesonRelease Date: April 15, 2004 [EBook #12047]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LEGENDS OF THE MADONNA ***Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, William Flis, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.LEGENDSOFTHE MADONNA,ASREPRESENTED IN THE FINE ARTS.BY MRS. JAMESON.CORRECTED AND ENLARGED EDITION.BOSTON:HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY.The Riverside Press, Cambridge.1881.NOTE BY THE PUBLISHERS.Some months since Mrs. Jameson kindly consented to prepare for this Edition of her writings the series of Sacredand Legendary Art, but dying before she had time to fulfil her promise, the arrangement has been intrusted to otherhands. The text of the whole series will be an exact reprint of the last English Edition.TICKNOR & FIELDS.BOSTON, Oct. 1st, 1860.CONTENTS.PREFACEINTRODUCTION— Origin of the Worship of the Madonna. Earliest artistic Representations. Origin of the Group of the Virgin and Child in the Fifth Century. The First Council at Ephesus. The Iconoclasts. First Appearance of the Effigy of the Virgin on Coins. Period of Charlemagne. Period ...