Monday, December 13, 2021

Picturing Mary: Day 13

 

Mary and Elizabeth: by Carl Heinrich Bloch 1834-1890


When Mary discovered she was pregnant, though not yet married to Joseph, she went to stay with her cousin Elizabeth, a much older woman who had never had children, but who had also miraculously conceived, when she should have been past child-bearing age. Her child would grow up to be John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus. Mary took refuge with her, away from the gossip of Nazareth. Here, Bloch paints the joyful welcome she received from Elizabeth.




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