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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