
Pentecost: the descent of the Holy Spirit
Oil on canvas
Private collection
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. More on this painting
Friar Juan Bautista Maíno, or Mayno (October 1581, Pastrana — 1 April 1649, Madrid) was a Spanish Baroque painter…