Plate 2, from "The Song of Solomon", 1643
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Gift of James A. Bergquist, Boston, in honor of Rachel McGarryexpand_more 2021.69.23.2
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The scene takes place in a garden surrounded by a balustrade, an enclosed garden symbolizing purity untainted by the ways of the world. Here Christ meets his bride, an allegorial figure of the Catholic Church (or perhaps simple Faith) .They stand beneath a fruit-bearing tree. It is as if the union of Christ and the Church will undo the chaos that followed Adam and Eve's consumption of the fruit in the Garden of Eden. To the left is a priest holding the tablets of God's law. Another man holds a goat, a symbol of sacrifice, here probably alluding to the Crucifixion. To the right is Solomon with his entourage.
Details
- Title
- Plate 2, from "The Song of Solomon"
- Artist Life
- 1587 - 1652
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2021.69.23.2
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Hollstein 133 copy
- Curator Approved
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