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The slab and its inscription follows the tradition of Flemish painting, often referenced by Mantegna and other Paduan artists. It appears to separate the viewer in the real world from the artificial world depicted, but crosses the border. The left hand of Christ creates the illusion that the two worlds occupy the same space.
Krista is a female given name, a mostly North European (Finland, Estonia and Sweden) variant of the male name Christian. The name Krista can be spelled with a "Ch", making it Christa . It means "Follower of Christ".
Akiane Kramarik was born on July 9, 1994, in Mount Morris, Illinois, to a Lithuanian mother and a non-practicing Catholic American father. [6] Kramarik professed she saw the face of Jesus Christ in her visions.
The Pietà is a theme in art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of her son, Jesus, after his crucifixion. In Bouguereau's version, Mary is seen wearing a black cloak holding Christ close to her bosom. Eight angels in mourning form an arc around them, each of them dressed in different colors.
Michelangelo Buonarotti's Pietà in Saint Peter's Basilica, 1498–1499.Crowned by the Pontifical decree of Pope Urban VIII in 1637.. The Pietà (Italian pronunciation:; meaning "pity", "compassion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary cradling the mortal body of Jesus Christ after his Descent from the Cross.
Christian art includes a great many representations of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. Such works are generally referred to as the " Madonna and Child " or "Virgin and Child". They are not usually representations of the Nativity specifically, but are often devotional objects representing a particular aspect or attribute of the Virgin Mary ...
Christ and the Canaanite Woman (1594-1595) by Annibale Carracci. Christ and the Canaanite Woman is a 1594-1595 oil on canvas painting by Annibale Carracci, now in the Pinacoteca Stuard in Parma. The work was mentioned by Carlo Cesare Malvasia, who, in Felsina Pittrice, called it "the famous Canaanite Woman.
The life of Christ as a narrative cycle in Christian art comprises a number of different subjects showing events from the life of Jesus on Earth. They are distinguished from the many other subjects in art showing the eternal life of Christ, such as Christ in Majesty , and also many types of portrait or devotional subjects without a narrative ...