The Appearance of Christ to the People
Artist: Alexander Ivanov
1837-1857
Painting
This work is linked to Matthew 3:13-16. ( “…Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.’ )
The original size of this oil on canvas painting was 213” х 295” inches
the painting currently exhibits in Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery
The Archangel Michael
Artist: Pietro Perugino
1496 - 1500
Painting
This panel is one of three that come from the lower tier of an altarpiece made for the Duke of Milan. The Archangel Michael stands triumphant after his cosmic battle with the devil (Revelation 12: 16). A pair of scales, hanging on the tree stump to the left, are a symbol of Michael’s role in the judgement of souls after death, when good and evil deeds were weighed up.
Perugino has signed the painting just below the tree stump: PETRVS PERVSINV(S) / PINXIT.
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