Pentecost, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum
Date
ca. 1582 - 1593, ca. 1653 - 1654Periods
16th century, 17 centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The depiction of Pentecost takes place in a room where the Holy Spirit descends on the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and the 12 apostles. The people in Jerusalem crowd together and are beside themselves with amazement as they hear the apostles each speaking in their own language (Acts 2).
