Konstnär: Paolo Veronese
datum: 1562
storlek: 284 x 168 cm
museum: Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk, United States)
Teknik: Oil On Canvas
In a burst of miraculous golden light, the Madonna and Child in Glory swoop down upon the desert where a pair of very old men are startled from their prayers and meditations. These two founders of monasticism are awestruck by the heavenly vision: Anthony Abbot lurches forward on his crutch, his rosary lifted in his hand, while Paul the Hermit clutches his heart, the heavy volume of scriptures still balanced on his lap. Veronese has depicted the spectacular scene with warmth and immediacy in a painting intended to be placed high above an elaborate altar. As the worshipper gazes up to the celestial Virgin, she looks down serenely upon the humble saints whose gnarled feet and unkempt beards remind us of their ascetic self-denial and life-long spiritual devotions. We are drawn visually through their aged earthly bodies toward a promise of splendid eternal life. Despite the discoloration of the monk
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