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" Sometimes Christ is depicted as Moses and Aaron, Nabad and Abihu, 

 saw Him, namely, on a hill, and under His feet, as it were, a work of sapphire 

 and a serene sky. And since, as S. Luke says, ' Then they shall see the Son of 

 Man coming in a cloud, with power, and great glory and majesty,' therefore 

 sometimes angels are painted surrounding Him, who ever serve and wait on Him, 

 and they are depicted with six wings, according to the words of Esaias, ' The 

 Seraphim were standing near Him, the one with six wings, the other with six 

 wings, and with twain they covered his face, vnih twain his feet, and with twain 

 they did fly. ' Angels are also depicted as in the flower of youth, for they never 

 grow old. Sometimes also the Archangel Michael is painted near them, treading 

 the Dragon under his feet, according to the words of S. John in the Apocalypse, 

 'There was war in Heaven ; Michael fought with the Dragon,' which war denotes 

 a division between the angels, the estabUshment of the good, the ruin of the bad, 

 or in the visible Church, the persecution of the faithful. Sometimes also there 

 are painted around about Him the twenty four elders, according to the visions 

 of the same John, in white robes and crowns of gold. Sometimes, also, are 

 included in the painting the living creatures according to the vision of Ezekiel 

 and the same S. John. 'On the right hand the likeness of a man and that 

 of a lion, and the likeness of an ox on the left, and that of an eagle over all the 

 four. ' These are the four Evangelists, wherefore they are painted vnth books at 

 their feet.* Sometimes also there are painted round about, or rather underneath, 

 the Apostles, having long hair like Nazarites. Moreover, the divine Majesty is 

 sometimes painted with a closed book in His hands, because no one was found 

 worthy to open that book except the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. And sometimes 

 He is painted with an oijen book, so that every one may read in it, because He is 

 'the Light of the World,' and 'the Way, the Truth and the Life,' and the Book 

 of Life." 



*This is from the Couay version. 



