The Miracle of the Palm Tree on the Flight to Egypt, ca. 1490–1510

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The Miracle of the Palm Tree on the Flight to Egypt, ca. 1490–1510, Made in Spain, Spanish, Walnut, gesso, paint, and gilding, 49 3/4 × 36 1/2 × 10 1/2 in., 110 lb. ( × × cm, kg), Sculpture-Wood, This sculpture, probably from a retable (decoration behind an altar) depicting Jesus commanding the palm tree to bend down so that the Holy Family could eat its fruit, is based upon New Testament Apocrypha, episodes from the life of Jesus not recounted in the Gospels

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Size: 3696px × 4928px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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