a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Pastoral Life of Saint Geneviève
Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
 1874-79    Painting

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Puvis's murals for the French capital depicting the life of the patron saint of Paris were created over a five-year period. The work is bordered with leafy garlands that lend a decorative quality. Even more emphatically, near the ceiling of the Pantheon a riot of decorative elements, a great frieze of twenty-two haloed figures and a winged monster, hang above the mural.

This oil on canvas painting is in the Pantheon, Paris. France.

The Penitent Magdalen
Artist: Georges de La Tour
 1640    Painting

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This painting is rich in religious symbolism. The quiet atmosphere of the painting perfectly fits the subject, Mary Magdalen, who renounced the pleasures of the flesh for a life of penance and contemplation. She is shown with a mirror, symbol of vanity; a skull, emblem of mortality; and a candle that probably references her spiritual enlightenment.

This painting is oil on canvas,measures 52 1/2 x 40 1/4 in. (133.4 x 102.2 cm) and is housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City