impium

Updated: January 19, 2026

Averroes lies prostrate beneath his feet with his book face downwards, lightning-smitten by a shaft from the leaves of the volume in the saint's hand, whereon is written: veritatem meditabitur guttur meum et labia mea detestabuntur impium.

John Addington Symonds - Renaissance in Italy Volume 3: The Fine Arts