The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt, Marcantonio Franceschini, 1680

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The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt, 1680, Oil on copper, 16 3/4 x 21 3/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Marcantonio Franceschini (Italian, Bologna 1648–1729 Bologna), A fifth-century ascetic, Mary of Egypt is shown receiving her Last Communion from the hands of the priest Zosimus, following forty-seven years of isolation in the wilderness of Palestine. The picture has a pendant showing the ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalen

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Size: 4863px × 3687px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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