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  2. Doves as symbols - Wikipedia

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    J. E. Millais: The Return of the Dove to the Ark (1851). According to the biblical story (Genesis 8:11), a dove was released by Noah after the Flood in order to find land; it came back carrying a freshly plucked olive leaf (Hebrew: עלה זית alay zayit), [7] a sign of life after the Flood and of God's bringing Noah, his family and the animals to land.

  3. Holy Spirit in Christian art - Wikipedia

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    The Holy Spirit as a dove in the Annunciation by Rubens, 1628. The Holy Spirit has been represented in Christian art both in the Eastern and Western Churches using a variety of depictions. [1] [2] [3] The depictions have ranged from nearly identical figures that represent the three persons of the Holy Trinity from a dove to a flame. [4]

  4. Dove (Picasso) - Wikipedia

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    The lithograph displays a white dove on a black background, which is widely considered to be a symbol of peace. The image was used to illustrate a poster at the 1949 Paris Peace Congress and also became an iconographic image of the period, known as "The dove of peace". An example is housed in the collection of the Tate Gallery and MOMA. Since ...

  5. The Trinity in art - Wikipedia

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    Baroque Trinity, Hendrick van Balen, 1620, (Sint-Jacobskerk, Antwerp) Holy Trinity, fresco by Luca Rossetti da Orta, 1738–39 (St. Gaudenzio Church at Ivrea). The Trinity is most commonly seen in Christian art with the Holy Spirit represented by a dove, as specified in the gospel accounts of the baptism of Christ; he is nearly always shown with wings outspread.

  6. Saint symbolism: Saints (A–H) - Wikipedia

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    bearded black magus offering a covered cup to the Infant Jesus [6] Barachiel: a white rose [29] Barbara: tower (often with three windows), chalice, ciborium, cannon: Barbatus of Benevento: ordering a tree cut down [6] Barnabas: pilgrim's staff, olive branch: Basil of Ancyra: with a lioness at his side [6] Basil of Caesarea: dove perched on his ...

  7. File:Peace dove.svg - Wikipedia

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    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on anp.wikipedia.org शांति; Usage on an.wikipedia.org Paz; Usage on arc.wikipedia.org ܫܠܡܐ (ܫܝܢܐ)

  8. Plants in Christian iconography - Wikipedia

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    Victory of life over death, thus a plant assigned to Christ, furthermore a symbol of humility, the Holy Spirit and the Holy Trinity: The name "columbine" comes from the Latin for "dove", due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together. [4] [3] Daisy: Innocence, beauty, salvation, modesty, purity and love ...

  9. Animals in Christian art - Wikipedia

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    In the spandrels of the entrance doorways, around the glorified Christ, the symbols of the four evangelists, namely the lion, the ox, the man, and the eagle are shown, holding the holy books. This is a favourite motif in the sculpture of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.