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| Keywords: Josefa de Ayala - The Sacrificial Lamb - Walters 371193.jpg The inscription refers to Christ as the Lamb whose death was foretold This symbolism of Christ as a sacrificial lamb who brings salvation derives from the feast of Passover instituted after the Lord saved the Jews in Egypt who brushed the blood of slaughtered lambs over their doors Although Ayala spent most of her life in Portugal this work reflects the influence of the art of her native Seville Spain She has modeled her composition and her style-with the strong contrasts of light and dark and attention to realistic detail-on paintings of Francisco de Zurbarán 1598-1664 also from that city Ayala was one of the few women artists active in Spain and Portugal She was renowned for her ability to paint still lifes and portraits subjects that were considered appropriate for female painters ca 1670 1684 Oil on canvas cm 55 5 78 7 accession number 37 1193 8783 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 Going for Baroque The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995-1996 The Sacred and the Profane Josefa de Obidos of Portugal 1630-1684 National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington 1997 place of origin Obidos Portugal Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Josefa de Ă“bidos Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings from Portugal in the United States United States 1670s paintings from Portugal 1680s paintings from Portugal | ||||
