a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
Artist: Josefa de Obidos
 1647    Painting

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St. Catherine of Alexandria is pictured in a lavish dress in front of her characteristic broken wheel, kneeling beside the Christ child who sits on the lap of the Virgin Mary, as they engage in a "mystical marriage", symbolizing the betrothal of her pious soul to the Lord. At the top left a man in a red robe observes the scene (possibly the hermit who led Catherine to Christianity). Two child-like angels at the top right also watch the scene, which takes place atop a decorative rug and is framed by two theatrical curtains of stiff drapery At the bottom left, a small dog (symbolizing marital fidelity) sleeps beside a basket.

This work is oil on copper and is in the  National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon, Portugal 

The Mystical Nativity
Artist: Botticelli
 1500    Painting

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This Early Renaissance religious painting measures 75 x 109 cm and is housed in the National Gallery, London, UK.

Medium used by the artists = Canvas, tempera, oil.

The painting bears the signature of the artist that was discovered only after the death of British art collector, William Young Ottley.