a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

Reading the Fate of the Christ Child
Artist: Josefa Obidos
 1667    Painting

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This painting is a scene in which the youthful Virgin Mary, wearing the head covering of an Egyptian gypsy, sits in a dark interior between a column and an ornate wooden table upon which sits a bowl containing a melon, apples, grapevines, and flowers. On Mary's lap sits the Christ child, who gazes curiously downward at an older gypsy woman kneeling on the ground who is holding his hand as she reads his palm. To the left of the scene, but nestled in closely, are two additional women, a baby, and a child. All four lean in intently, evidently curious about the scene that is unfolding before them. The only other object identifiable in the scene is a section of purple drapery just behind the Virgin's head. 

This oil on copper -work of art is in the Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan 

Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well
Artist: Carlo Maratta
 1655-57    Painting

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This  oil painting by Italian artist Carlo Maratta, is located in the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana. It shows the story of Abraham's servant Eliezer giving Rebecca jewels to seal her betrothal to Isaac, after she had demonstrated the kindness foreseen by Abraham in offering water to Eliezer's camels (Gen. 24:11-20).