a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Gathering of the Manna
Artist: Guido Reni
 1621    Painting

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Manna is described in the Bible as an edible substance that God bestowed upon the Israelites while they were wandering the desert during the 40-year period that followed the Exodus and preceded the conquest of Canaan.

Reni's oil on canvas Baroque painting was completed in 1621. 

The Girlhood of Mary Virgin
Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
 1849    Painting

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The canvas shows the young Virgin Mary seated at a table with her mother, Anne, as the two embroider a lily. In the background, Mary's Father, Joachim, reaches to prune a vine in a luscious green garden which has been visited by a haloed dove. At the women's feet are a crossed palm branch and thorn. On the left hand side of the picture frame is a child angel who waters a vase with the prop of the lily. The flower rests on a stack of educational books labelled: Charity, Faithfulness, Hope, Prudence, Temperance, and Fortitude. 

This Oil on Canvas painting is in the Collection of the Tate, United Kingdom