a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

Crowning of Esther
Artist: Paolo Veronese
 1556    Painting

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This painting shows an early point in the biblical story of Esther as she is crowned Queen by the Persian King Ahasuerus. Esther went on to save the Jewish people (from the evil Haman pictured in the lower-right of the painting) and this deliverance from destruction became the Jewish religious celebration of Purim. 

This painting is oil on canvas and is in the  San Sebastiano Church, Venice, Italy 

Crucified Christ with Donors
Artist: Ugolino di Nerio
 1327    Painting

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For unknown reasons, the present panel was cut down at the lower half as both Mary and Saint John were originally full-length, standing on either side of the cross. A painting now in a private collection in Florence reproduces this panel on a smaller scale and thus provides us with an idea of its original appearance. These two crucifixions reveal slight differences in their iconography, such as the lack of angels in the panel in the Florentine collection, the different construction of the haloes and the arrangement of one of the Virgin’s hands, as well as other elements relating to technique.