The altarpiece has two sets of wings, displaying three configurations: Wings closed: With the exception of certain holy days, the wings of the altarpiece were kept closed, displaying The Crucifixion framed on the left by the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian pierced by arrows, and on the right by ...
Paradoxically, the horses pierced by arrows or spears, like no. 39, have no such markings. Notwithstanding, we believe that this type of marking may be related to the concept of a wounded animal. At the cave of Niaux, for instance, the engraved bison with natural cupules has some signs...
Let us pray, O God, in whose Passion, according to the prophecy of Simeon, a sword of grief pierced through the most sweet soul of Thy glorious Blessed Virgin Mother Mary: grant that we, who celebrate the memory of her Seven Sorrows, may obtain the happy effect of Thy Passion, Who liv...
Saint Philomena's relics were unearthed at the beginning of the 19th century, on May 24, 1802. Cut on the tomb of the saint were the emblems of a lily and a palm, to indicate her virginity and her martyrdom. There were also an anchor, a scourge, and three arrows, two pointing in o...
hearts pierced with darts (a favorite Victorian English pub pastime), silk on satin, chiffon, and netted designs were beginning to become more common, reflecting the polished and refined qualities indicative of an ever more increasingly class conscious Victorian society at the time. Lacy styled Vale...
The bottom of spinneret 10 is pierced with a large number of orifices, which may optionally be extended by hollow studs 11 or tips from which strands of molten glass are discharged. These streams are mechanically drawn to give rise to continuous glass fibers 12. ...
Sebastian’s martyrdom was a favourite subject of Renaissance artists, and it was depicted by, among others, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Sandro Botticelli, Andrea Mantegna, Perugino, and El Greco; the saint is usually shown as a handsome youth pierced by arrows. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica...