Left Wing of a Triptych: Donor Matelief Dammasz and St Paul St. Athanasius showed an idealized view of

showed an idealized view of Russian life of prior centuries

John Bosco relates it as follows:

The play of light and shadow emphasizes the gravity of the moment

No Catholic art collection can be complete without this rare magnificent beauty

the babe in Her arms

Left Wing of a Triptych: Donor Matelief Dammasz and St Paul St. Athanasius showed an idealized view ofAn excellent portrait of St. Paul pictured here with the donor of the image. Maerten van Heemskerck was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem. He was a pupil of Jan van Scorel, and adopted his teacher's Italian influenced style. He spent years in Italy. He produced many designs for engravers, and is especially known for his depictions of the Wonders of the World