a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

St. George
Artist: Donatello
 1413    Sculpture

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Donatello was commissioned to create a statue of St. George around 1413 for the guild of Florentine armorers and sword-makers. It was carved from marble and placed near his statue of St. Mark on a niche of the church in Orsanmichele.

The saint's history was well-known. St. George was a military hero who had fought to defend the Holy Land. Tales dating back to the Crusades, including those illustrating his defeat of a dragon, were collected in the "Legenda Aurea" in the thirteenth century. Donatello took these tales into account and created a likeness of St. George that personified him as confident and capable.

St. Jerome Writing
Artist: Caravaggio
 1605-06    Painting

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The aging saint is seen engrossed in writing as he stretches his lean skinny arms to one end of the table, while at the same time he is being observed by a skull which in turn is a reminder of the forces of death that he cannot avoid but struggles hard to overcome.

This Baroque oil on canvas painting measure 112 cm × 157 cm (44 in × 62 in)and is housed in the Galleria Borghese