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The Three Marys at the Sepulchre
Artist: Giovanni Battista Gaulli
 1685    Painting

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This name is used for a group of three women who came to the sepulchre of Jesus. In Eastern Orthodoxy they are among the Myrrhbearers, a group that traditionally includes a much larger number of people.

The Three Marys at the Tomb
Artist: Annibale Carracci
 1600    Painting

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The painting was commissioned by Lelio Pasqualini (1549-1611), a native of Bologna then resident in Rome, where he was a canon at Santa Maria Maggiore. Its unusual composition may be linked to Pasqualini's antiquarian interests - he owned one of the most notable collections of the time.

This oil on canvas painting is housed in the Hermitage in St Petersburg.