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PRECIOUS IS DEATH IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD AND THE SAINTS
oil on panel
h cm 39,5X28
Signs of the Times
Oil painting by an anonymous Sicilian artist active in the late 18th century, with a quote from the Psalm: "Precious is death in the sight of the saints" (Psalm 116, vv. 15), depicting the reception into Heaven of a common woman surrounded by a crowd of saints such as Saint Agatha, Saint Rosalia, Saint Camillus, Saint Michael, Saint Francis of Paola, Gregory the Great, etc., and by the heavenly hosts.
Oil painting by an anonymous Sicilian artist active in the late 18th century, with a quote from the Psalm: "Precious is death in the sight of the saints" (Psalm 116, vv. 15), depicting the reception into Heaven of a common woman surrounded by a crowd of saints such as Saint Agatha, Saint Rosalia, Saint Camillus, Saint Michael, Saint Francis of Paola, Gregory the Great, etc., and by the heavenly hosts.