St. Francis Receiving the Christ Child from the Virgin
Denys Calvaert, called Dionisio Fiammingo
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Enjoy this series of segments highlighting Picture Books of the Past: Reading Old Master Paintings, a loan exhibition of 60+ works from the M&G collection. The exhibit has traveled to The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D. C. and the Orlando Museum of Art in Florida.
This work introduces one of Jesus’s most devoted followers, Mary Magdalene. Notice that her clothing is of silk and velvet, the rich fabrics of a prosperous woman. However, this imagery of prosperity is offset by the murky background and the presence of a skull. Her body position (which turns her away from death’s symbol) and her long, flowing hair (reminiscent of her repentance) shifts the narrative mood from one of despair to hope.
St. Margaret
Mario Balassi
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Vertumnus
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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Hiding of Moses
Sébastien Bourdon
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Christ and the Syrophoenician Woman
Giovanni Coli and Filippo Gherardi
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While the lives of real people are incredibly inspiring, so are stories with a poignant purpose, like this well-known parable.
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