a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

St. Bartholomew
Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
 c. 1611    Painting

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This oil on canvas painting measures   height: 107 cm (42.1 in)  ; width: 82.5 cm (32.4 in)  nand can be seen at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain .

This work is linked to Acts 1:13 "When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James."

St. Bartholomew Flayed
Artist: Marco d’Agrate
 1563    Sculpture

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The statue is a life-size depiction of St. Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. Bartholomew is shown standing upright, holding his flayed skin in his left hand and a knife in his right hand.

It is made out of bronze and is located in The Cathedral of Milan (Duomo di Milano)
Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2)