Mid-17th-Century German School, Jesus Meets The Women Of Jerusalem

Mid-17th-Century German School, Jesus Meets The Women Of JerusalemThis compelling mid 17th century German oil painting depicts Christ meeting the women of Jerusalem on the way to Calvary. Formerly hanging within an ecclesiastical setting, this enchanting survivor is one of 14 Stations of the Cross, this being number 8. Here, we see Jesus turning to speak to the women who accompany him, in a scene which is often debated among scholars. [Luke 23: 26 28] As they led him off, they made Simon, a man from Cyrene who

Brockhurst trained at the Royal Academy and alongside Augustus John

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French merchants purchased her body as a business venture

an inscription reads ‘For Nell’

four trees emerge in silhouette

and a young lady eager to fit in - yet still wearing her enchanting French ribbons

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there’s possibly an exciting tale of burgeoning love

He frequently produced landscapes and scenes featuring farm buildings and it’s plausible that he lived a rural life

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Clayton Adams captured the natural world diligently and with high fidelity