Clothing the Naked, This painting depicts a follower of Christ distributing clothing to the poor on the streets of an indistinguishable city. A man with a dark headdress stands in the center with two youths on either side. The young man on the left pulls clothing from a sack while the central figure hands the clothing to people in the crowd that stand behind him. The group adheres to the description from Matthew 25, with Christ visible in the background. Christ wears a halo and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove sits on his left shoulder. The scene takes place in front of a tall architectural background, as is characteristic of this particular artist.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Flemish (FLEM) | Clothing the Naked, This painting depicts a follower of Christ distributing clothing to the poor on the streets of an indistinguishable city. A man with a dark headdress stands in the center with two youths on either side. The young man on the left pulls clothing from a sack while the central figure hands the clothing to people in the crowd that stand behind him. The group adheres to the description from Matthew 25, with Christ visible in the background. Christ wears a halo and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove sits on his left shoulder. The scene takes place in front of a tall architectural background, as is characteristic of this particular artist., c.1470
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