Benediction Gallery

Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, 19th century. Creator: J Jenkins

Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, 19th century. Biblical scene, from Luke 2: 28: Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word'. The Prophecy of Simeon during the presentation of the infant Christ at the temple: Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the temple 40 days after his birth. Simeon blesses them and says to Mary, "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel..." The columns behind are similar to those in St Peter's Basilica in Rome. Engraving after Presentation at the Temple, a painting of 1715 by Louis de Boullogne the younger, in the Louvre Museum, Paris

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Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), England, 1400/50. Creator: Unknown

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), England, 1400/50. Male and female figures wearing crowns. The man gives a blessing. An orphrey is a woven or embroidered band, used on priests albs and knights robes

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Retable of Saints Athanasius, Blaise, and Agatha, 1440/45. Creator: Master of Riglos

Retable of Saints Athanasius, Blaise, and Agatha, 1440/45. [St Agatha suffered the excision of her breasts with pincers, among other forms of torture]

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