Tag: Sculpture
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04 Aalabaster Sculptures, RELIGIOUS ART, God the Father, The Annunciation, The Miraculous Draught of the Fishes and the Virgin and Child – with footnotes #187
God the Father is depicted here crowned and holding an orb, representing the realm of the Earth over which he rules… Please follow link for full post
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08 Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 – 19th Century. With Footnote, # 15
Netherlandish, Malines, early 17th century NATIVITY Gilt alabaster reliefs 12 x 9,5 cm; each relief: 4 3/4 by 3 3/4 in. Private collection In Christian theology the nativity marks the incarnation of Jesus as the second Adam, in fulfillment of the divine will of God, undoing the damage caused by the fall of the first…
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10 Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 – 19th Century. With Footnote, # 14
Netherlandish, Malines, circa 1600 THE DESCENT INTO HELL Partially gilt alabaster relief 20 x 15 cm, 7 3/4 by 6 in Private collection Mechelen (French: Malines) is one of Flanders’ prominent cities of historical art, with Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, and Leuven. It was notably a centre for artistic production during the Northern Renaissance, when painters,…
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