The Descent of the Holy Spirit (The Pentecost), from The Little Passion Series, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, Woodcut on paper, The Virgin is seated near center foreground, an open book on her lap. The disciples are seated and standing about her, watching the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove, as it appears in a ray of light above the Virgin. Monogram of Dürer, near left center., Germany, ca. 1509–1511, Print

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