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Virgin and Child with Balaam the Prophet
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Title
Virgin and Child with Balaam the Prophet
label QS:Len,"Virgin and Child with Balaam the Prophet"
Description
Image of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, in the Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome. It depicts her nursing the Infant Jesus. This is earliest known image of Mary and the Infant Jesus independent of the Magi episode. The figure at the left appears to be the prophet Balaam pointing to a star (outside the frame). The star is from Numbers 24:17.
Date late 2nd century
date QS:P571,+150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium fresco
medium QS:P186,Q25631150
Notes The emphasis on the maternal love of Mary for the Child Jesus reflects the early Christian community's reverence for the Mother of God, and for its understanding of God's love for humankind in sending His only Son to earth to share in our humanity."[1]
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current05:43, 11 January 2006Thumbnail for version as of 05:43, 11 January 2006592 × 696 (98 KB)Leinad-Z~commonswikiThe oldest-known image of the Mary, mother of Jesus, in the Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome. It depicts her nursing the Infant Jesus. "''The emphasis on the maternal love of Mary for the Child Jesus reflects the early Christian community's

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