Simon de Vos, (1603 - 1676) Antwerp
The Visitation. Circa 1639
Oil on panel.
23 x 17.3 cm.
Private collection
The Visitation. Mary visits her relative
Elizabeth; they are both pregnant. Mary is pregnant with Jesus and Elizabeth is
pregnant with John the Baptist. Elizabeth was in the sixth month before Mary
came. Mary stayed three months, and most scholars hold she stayed for the birth
of John. The apparition of the angel, mentioned in Matthew, may have taken
place then to end the tormenting doubts of Joseph regarding Mary's maternity.
In Catholicism, it is held that the purpose of this visit was to
bring divine grace to both Elizabeth and her unborn child. Even though he was
still in his mother's womb, John became aware of the presence of Christ, and
leapt for joy as he was cleansed from original sin and filled with divine
grace. Elizabeth also responded and recognised the presence of Jesus, and thus
Mary exercised her function as mediatrix between God and man for the first
time. More on The
Visitation
Simon de Vos (20 October 1603 in Antwerp – 15 October 1676 in Antwerp) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and art collector. He started his career making small-format cabinet pictures of genre scenes, in particular of Caravaggesque merry companies. Later he switched to history painting, working on larger formats in a Flemish Baroque style which was influenced by Rubens and van Dyck. Simon de Vos
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