1510, Gerard David, Christ Carrying the Cross, with the Crucifixion; The Resurrection, with the Pilgrims of Emmaus -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: Like other fifteenth-century Flemish artists, Memling painted with exquisite attention to detail and cloaked religious imagery in the pictorial language of everyday life. The carafe of water, through which light passes uncorrupted, and the vase of lilies are symbols of the Virgin's purity, while the empty candleholder signifies her imminent role as bearer of Christ, Light of the World. Gabriel's priestly garb alludes to the ritual of the Mass and, therefore, the incarnation of Christ.
1510, Gerard David, Christ Carrying the Cross, with the Crucifixion; The Resurrection, with the Pilgrims of Emmaus -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: Like other fifteenth-century Flemish artists, Memling painted with exquisite attention to detail and cloaked religious imagery in the pictorial language of everyday life. The carafe of water, through which light passes uncorrupted, and the vase of lilies are symbols of the Virgin's purity, while the empty candleholder signifies her imminent role as bearer of Christ, Light of the World. Gabriel's priestly garb alludes to the ritual of the Mass and, therefore, the incarnation of Christ.