Images Dated 13th October 2006

Saint Sebastian, 1457. Artist: Andrea del Castagno

Saint Sebastian, 1457. Sebastian was a Christian saint and martyr, who is said to have died under the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian in the 3rd century. From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

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The Adoration of the Kings, c1556-1562. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Adoration of the Kings, c1556-1562. The Adoration of Three Kings presenting their gifts are treated as caricatures whilst the Virgin is not idealised. From the collection of the Musees Royaux des Beaux Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium

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The Parable of the Blind, 1568. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Parable of the Blind, 1568. Christ's words about people's inner blindness to true religion: they are blind guides, and if one blind man guides another they will both fall into the ditch

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