a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Holy Family
Artist: Hans von Aachen
 1588-90    Painting

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This work depicts Jesus, the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph with an angel presenting flowers to the family.  Aachen  painted a number of variations on this theme. This particular painting of The Holy Family is in the Hermitage in Russia.

This painting is oil on panel and measures 56.2x42.2 cm. 

The Holy Trinity
Artist: Masaccio
 1424-27    Painting

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This fresco, painted on the walls of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, is considered to be Masaccio's masterpiece. The patrons who commissioned the work are shown kneeling at the forefront of the painting, however they cannot be identified with certainty. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Christ, with the customary figures of the Virgin and St John at the foot of the cross. However, the scene defies Renaissance convention in so many ways that it has remained an enigma, despite being studied by scholars for hundreds of years. The painting is known as The Holy Trinity (Santa Trinità) due to its depiction of Christ with God behind him, and the white dove of the Holy Spirit hovering between their heads. Although a figurative depiction of God was not a religious taboo at the time, he would usually have been depicted in a non-earthly realm, representing the heavens, rather than in the concrete space of the church. 

This Fresco is in the  Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence