a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

Penitent Magdalene
Artist: Donatello
 1455    Sculpture

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Donatello carved this figure out of wood and it remains as one of the most iconic wooden statues ever created. This depiction of Mary Magdalene is gripping for most viewers as she is shown to be very frail, wearing tattered clothing. The hands of Mary Magdalene are clasped together in front of her chest in a sign of penance for her sins. 

Pesaro Madonna
Artist: Titian
 1519-26    Painting

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This is an altar-painting: oil on canvas, measuring 478 x 266 cm (188 1/8 x 104 3/4 in). It is housed in the  Church of Sta Maria dei Frari, Venice. The painting depicts the Virgin and the Child on the top of a raised platform. The commissioner of the painting, Jacobo Pesaro is shown kneeling before the Virgin and presented to her by Saint Peter. The red banner with papal arms is held by an unknown knight who also holds two Muslim prisoners, probably symbolizing Pesaro’s success as the commander of the papal fleet. At the right is depicted Saint Francis of Assisi who presents five kneeling members of the Pesaro family to baby Jesus. Titian made the painting for Pesaro chapel in the Frari Basilica in Venice where it remains until today.