a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

Predella Panel, The Pisa Altarpiece
Artist: Masaccio
 1426    Painting

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This is a panel from the lower edge of an altarpiece, known as the 'predella', commissioned for the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Pisa. The altarpiece was unfortunately taken apart, and to date only eleven panels can be conclusively attributed to it. The central panel depicts the Virgin and Child. This section shows two dramatic and violent spectacles of martyrdom from the New Testament. Each scene is separated by a band of gold leaf. On the left, St Peter is nailed to a crucifix. He asked to be crucified upside down so that he would not be undeservingly compared with Christ. On the right, St John the Baptist is about to be beheaded by King Herod's men at the request of Salome. 

This Tempera on panel is housed in the  Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany

Presentation of Jesus in Temple
Artist: Ambrogio Lorenzetti
 1342    Painting

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This painting depicts the Holy family in the temple.