Saint Ambrose, 1623 or 1625, Claude Vignon, French, 1593 - 1670, 73 1/4 x 49 1/2 in. ( x cm) (sight)81 1/2 x 59 in. ( x cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, France, 17th century, Saint Ambrose, who lived in the 4th fourth century, was an important Christian scholar and bishop. Here he is depicted among his books in a forceful pose emphasized by his massive hands. On the table’s edge, a scourge, or whip—the knotted rope attached to a wooden rod—symbolizes Ambrose’s fight against heresy. The three knots refer to the doctrine of the Trinity

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