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About the work Behold the latest offering from James C.
Christensen’s Saints and Angels collection, a series of paintings that he
attributes to his alter-ego, an obscure Flemish painter known as The
Master of the Enoch Altarpiece.The subject of Madonna with Two Angels is
Mary, mother of Jesus, flanked by angels.The models for Mary and the
angels might have been the Master’s patrons, as it was customary at the
time for the wealthy to request portraits that incorporated
characteristics of saints or angels. This devotional piece would have hung
in a private home to inspire prayer. Perhaps it was part of a family’s
altar. |
25
dec '07
