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The lamb sits on a pedestal before God, on a structure through which the water of grace, [7] symbolising the rite of baptism, flows before reaching the fountain of life in the lowest terrace. [8] Mary is seated and reading a red book, probably a book of hours. She wears a blue gown, the folds and cloth of which are closely detailed.
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Cole called the series an "Allegory of Human Life" and wrote detailed descriptions of the paintings, conveying how each depicts a different stage of the man's life and spiritual development. [5] The voyager has also been seen as a personification of America, and the series as a warning against westward expansion and industrialization. [6]
The work is a still life in the genre of vanitas, painted with oils on oak panel, and measuring 39.2 by 50.7 cm (15.4 by 20.0 in). [1] Like most vanitas paintings, it contains deep religious overtones and was created to both remind viewers of their mortality (a memento mori) and to indicate the transient nature of material objects. [3]
Alice meets the White Rabbit, by Margaret Winifred Tarrant, 1916. Margaret Winifred Tarrant (19 August 1888 – 29 July 1959) was an English illustrator, and children's author, specializing in depictions of fairy-like children and religious subjects.
Four Times of the Day paintings (1736) prints (1738)—four comic views of life in London [146–149] Morning; Noon; Evening; Night; Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn (1738)—issued with Four Times of the Day, the original painting was destroyed in a fire in 1874 [150] Benjamin Hoadly, Bishop of Winchester (1738)—a later portrait was ...
Still Life with Books (Dutch: Stilleven met boeken) is a c. 1627–1628 oil-on-panel painting by Dutch artist Jan Lievens. The painting is an example of the Dutch vanitas genre and an example of Dutch realism. The painting was privately owned until it was purchased by the Rijksmuseum in 1963.
Walter Rane (born 1949) is an American painter and illustrator known for book illustrations and religious art. Rane was born in National City, California and raised in Southern California. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California .