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CENTER: In the upper relief you can contemplate an intimate scene, the Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus in her arms before the attentive gaze of Saint Anne , mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus.
In the lower relief, you can see Saint John of Ortega.
And like I said, so many stories are told through these works of art we saw throughout Europe and mostly because people couldn't read or write so this was a way to share stories of religion and/or life. I know these are hard to see so you really have to click on the ORIGINAL:
"This work was done in the mid 16th century and is similar to the altar of the Final Judgement. Se veral scenes of the life of St. Jerome are arranged around the central statue of the Saint so famous for his penitent life. The artistic style follows the tendency set by Phillip Vigarny. On the base of the altar is represented in three reliefs the story of the lion who stayed with St. Jerome after his paw was cured by the saint. Above we see, on one side, the Divine Judgement and, on the other, a monk in temptation being protected by St Jerome. Above these are a scene in which the saint prays before a dead bishop and another in which of four nuns of the Order suffer temptation. Between them is a medallion with the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. Finally, on top is St. Jerome inspiring the writing of a monk."
In the lower relief, you can see Saint John of Ortega.
And like I said, so many stories are told through these works of art we saw throughout Europe and mostly because people couldn't read or write so this was a way to share stories of religion and/or life. I know these are hard to see so you really have to click on the ORIGINAL:
"This work was done in the mid 16th century and is similar to the altar of the Final Judgement. Se veral scenes of the life of St. Jerome are arranged around the central statue of the Saint so famous for his penitent life. The artistic style follows the tendency set by Phillip Vigarny. On the base of the altar is represented in three reliefs the story of the lion who stayed with St. Jerome after his paw was cured by the saint. Above we see, on one side, the Divine Judgement and, on the other, a monk in temptation being protected by St Jerome. Above these are a scene in which the saint prays before a dead bishop and another in which of four nuns of the Order suffer temptation. Between them is a medallion with the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. Finally, on top is St. Jerome inspiring the writing of a monk."