The Adoration of the Christ Child, Follower of Jan Joest of Kalkar

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The Adoration of the Christ Child, Oil on wood, Overall 41 x 28 1/4 in. ( x cm); painted surface 41 x 27 5/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Follower of Jan Joest of Kalkar (Netherlandish, active ca. 1515), The fourteenth-century mystic Saint Bridget of Sweden recounted Christ's birth after experiencing a vision. The 'great and ineffable light' she described as emanating from the Child is the most compelling feature of this picture

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Size: 3565px × 5323px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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