Left Wing of a Triptych: Donor Matelief Dammasz and St Paul St. Athanasius Murillo presents the viewer with

Murillo presents the viewer with a luminous portrait of the revered monarch

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

showed an idealized view of Russian life of prior centuries

the babe in Her arms

John Bosco relates it as follows:

Left Wing of a Triptych: Donor Matelief Dammasz and St Paul St. Athanasius Murillo presents the viewer withAn 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