The Penitent Saint Paul
Date
ca. 1609 - 1611Period
17 centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Saint Paul sits in a landscape. He leans on a book and holds writing implements. Against his leg rests a sword. In front of him is a stack of books. In the distance, Paul's conversion is depicted, with a ray from heaven with the Latin translation of Christ's words 'Saul, Saul, why persecute thou me' crashing into a group of…
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Saint Paul sits in a landscape. He leans on a book and holds writing implements. Against his leg rests a sword. In front of him is a stack of books. In the distance, Paul's conversion is depicted, with a ray from heaven with the Latin translation of Christ's words 'Saul, Saul, why persecute thou me' crashing into a group of soldiers and Paul falling from his horse. Below the depiction is a six-line Latin text describing the scene.
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