Diego Velázquez1618
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
In the house at Bethany, Martha busies herself with serving while Mary sits at the Lord's feet — a scene evoking the call to set the mind on things above (Colossians 3). An oil on canvas by the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez (1618).
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About Diego Velázquez
1599-1660 · Spanish
Spanish Baroque painter, court painter to Philip IV; foremost master of the Spanish Golden Age.