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St. Constantine on his knees sees a cross in the sky with a banderole inscribed 'in hoc signo vinces'; a angel floating in the air, soldiers and a military camp in the background; frame as if of a painting
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St. Constantine on his knees sees a cross in the sky with a banderole inscribed 'in hoc signo vinces'; a angel floating in the air, soldiers and a military camp in the background; frame as if of a painting

11D12 the cross ~ symbols of Christ
11G192 angel(s) represented as youth(s) or adult(s)
11H(CONSTANTINE)34(+0) the battle of the Milvian bridge (Saxa Rubra): St. Constantine on horseback confronts Maxentius; a cross appears in the sky with in fiery letters 'in hoc signo vinces' (the raised standards of the Roman soldiers carry a cross or the chi-rho monogram) (+ variant)
22C31 radiance emanating from persons or things
31A2331 kneeling on both knees
31A2763 floating in the air
44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty)
45B the soldier; the soldier's life
45C19(SHIELD) protective weapons: shield
45C221 helmet
45C41 (military) camp with tents
48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)
48A9857 (other) ornaments derived from objects
48C5156(+0) frame of painting, etc. (+ variant)
49L73 banderole
49L8 inscription
86(IN HOC SIGNO VINCES) proverbs, sayings, etc. (IN HOC SIGNO VINCES)