a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

Esther and Mordecai
Artist: Aert de Gelder
 1685    Painting

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Esther a young Jewish woman living in Persia, is chosen as the new queen for King Ahasuerus. Esther's cousin Mordechai, who is a Jewish leader, discovers a plot to kill all of the Jews in the empire by Haman, one of the king's advisors. Mordechai urges Esther to use her position as queen to intervene and save their people. Esther reveals her Jewish identity to the king and begs for mercy for her people. She exposes Haman's plot and convinces the king to spare the Jews. The Jewish festival of Purim is established to celebrate the victory of the Jews of the First Persian Empire over their enemies, and Esther becomes a heroine of the Jewish people. 

Expulsion From Eden
Artist: Masccio
 1425-30    Painting

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One of the best-known scenes painted by Masaccio, this fresco forms part of the cycle he painted in the Brancacci Chapel. It depicts the moment Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden after committing the Original Sin.

This Fresco is in the Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence