Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Cephalophore
Product Description Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A cephalophore (from the Greek for head-carrier) is a saint who is generally depicted carrying his or her own head; in art, this was usually meant to signify that the subject in question had been martyred by beheading. Handling the halo in this circumstance offers a unique challenge for the artist. Some put the halo where the head used to be; others have the saint carrying the halo along with the head. The topos can be traced to two sources. In a homily on Sai
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