In these two portraits, Flemish artist Gaspar de Crayer highlights Augustine, one of western civilization’s most noted philosophers, and Ambrose, the bishop who would bring this great scholar to Christ.
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Francesco Granacci’s Rest on the Flight into Egypt is an excellent example of the High Renaissance style.
Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo’s The Last Judgment provides a fascinating study not only for its religious iconography but also for its theological and literary allusions.
The historical and iconographic details in this early Spanish painting by Jaun de Flandes make it one of M&G’s most intriguing works.
In this triptych the artist beautifully pictures several of the most familiar Christmas story events.
Jan Gossaert, called Mabuse, was one of the first Netherlandish painters to integrate an Italian and Northern style. His beautiful Madonna of the Fireplace in one stunning example of his skill.
The Nativity
Master of the Borghese Tondo
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St. Augustine
Gaspar de Crayer
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