a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

Paul Healing a Man Who Could Not Walk
Artist: Karel DuJardin
 1663    Painting

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This painting measures height 179 cm x width 139 cm x depth 9 cm. It is housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Here, the Apostle Paul towers above a group of sick people. When he heals the feet of a man in the name of the Christian god in Lystra, a city in contemporary Turkey, the onlookers take him to be the heathen god Mercury. Du Jardin understood the art of using figural gestures to enhance the pathos and drama of a scene.

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.