Nicely put, Matt(hew)! You made me think about intercessory prayers. This also reminded me of how thrilled I was to discover this iconography in one of my first college art history courses: Matthew is represented by a divine man or angel. Mark by a winged lion, Luke by a winged ox, and John by a rising eagle.
Thank you, Lois! The iconography is very interesting the more I learn. I’ve purchased a few books about it (added to my “I’m sure I’ll read these one day” stack.)
Nicely put, Matt(hew)! You made me think about intercessory prayers. This also reminded me of how thrilled I was to discover this iconography in one of my first college art history courses: Matthew is represented by a divine man or angel. Mark by a winged lion, Luke by a winged ox, and John by a rising eagle.
Thank you, Lois! The iconography is very interesting the more I learn. I’ve purchased a few books about it (added to my “I’m sure I’ll read these one day” stack.)