Tag: Jacques du Broeucq
-
Jacques du Broeucq, Charity 01 Carving, 15 & 16th Century Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible!; With Footnotes – 8c
Roman Charity is the exemplary story of a woman, Pero, who secretly breastfeeds her father, Cimon, after he is incarcerated and sentenced to death by starvation. She is found out by a jailer, but her act of selflessness impresses officials and wins her father’s release. The story is recorded by the ancient Roman historian Valerius Maximus,…
-
VIRGIN OF THE ANNUNCIATION 01 Carving, 15 & 16th Century Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible!; With Footnotes – 8b
The Annunciation referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus, the Son of God, marking his Incarnation. Gabriel…