Anna Brownell Jameson (1794–1860)
Anna Brownell Jameson (1794–1860) was an Irish-born British writer and one of the nineteenth century's leading interpreters of Christian iconography in art. Her Sacred and Legendary Art series explained saints, monastic legends, and Marian imagery to English readers. She approached the material as an art historian rather than as a Roman Catholic apologist.
Non-Catholic Christian · Anglican
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In our library
- Sacred and Legendary Art · Read here
- Legends of the Madonna · Read here
- Legends of the Monastic Orders as Represented in the Fine Arts (full text at the source)
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Born 1794, died 1860. Non-Catholic Christian: Anglican. Sources checked 2026-11-09.