Sottoscrivi per scaricare
Agnus - Konstantin Korobov (1920x1080)

Either the wolves have yet to tear the lamb to shreds and we’re witnessing the moment before the profane or they cannot penetrate the lambs hide, because he is sacred and protected by divine intervention.⁣
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Both are nearly equal in their interpretive meaning, and in this way such could the "resurrection" of Christ be depicted.⁣
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Seven wolves is a very specific number. The number seven is frequently used to depict the Pleiades star system and its inhabitants in ancient literature.⁣
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The number seven also fits with Christian imagery: 7 days of creation, 7 sacraments, etc. The title Agnus, meaning lamb, like the Christian Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) used to refer to Jesus. Throw in the halo behind the lamb, and the painting becomes the Passion of Christ - Jesus (the lamb of God) was condemned to the crowds to be killed, metaphorically thrown to the wolves.