The metaphor of the 'athlete of Christ' gaining the 'Crown of Immortality' is developed further by St John Cassian in "On Gluttony". Archived from the original on 2005-05-05. chapter 18 & 19
Vitzthum, Walter (October 1961). "A Comment on the Iconography of Pietro da Cortona's Barberini Ceiling". Burlington Magazine. 103 (703): 427–433. ISSN0007-6287. JSTOR873383.
The metaphor of the 'athlete of Christ' gaining the 'Crown of Immortality' is developed further by St John Cassian in "On Gluttony". Archived from the original on 2005-05-05. chapter 18 & 19
Vitzthum, Walter (October 1961). "A Comment on the Iconography of Pietro da Cortona's Barberini Ceiling". Burlington Magazine. 103 (703): 427–433. ISSN0007-6287. JSTOR873383.