Signal 1968, Series 1 #132 Widcombe Manor

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1968

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Winter Landscape, Jacob van Ruisdael, oil on canvas
In an oval format: in the center, in highest relief, Saint Anthony of Padua kneels on clouds, with his left hand placed on the open book before him and his right pressed over his heart. He gazes above him at the Christ Child. Incised rays radiate from the Child. Below Anthony's book are lilies, and two cherubim. In front of Anthony, in lower relief, is a half-length St. Peter holding two keys in his left hand. Behind Anthony, also in low relief, is St. Lawrence with both hands resting on the gridiron in front of him.
Pontius Pilate presents Christ to a crowd of people.
Two monkeys are depicted. One monkey sits on a tree limb facing the viewer. The second monkey stands on all fours on the ground.