Virgin and Child atop the Globe

1650-1690 (Baroque) 11 13/16 in. (30 cm) Citation Source image

The "apocalyptic woman" in John's vision in the Book of Revelation was interpreted by the Catholic Church as being the Virgin Mary triumphing over evil in the world. In that vision, a woman with a child, a crescent moon at her feet, crushes a serpent (the devil) beneath her f...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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