Artist: Alessandro Algardi (design)

Date: 1650

 

• The relief on the left is the Jesus and the Penitent thief. This story is found in the Bible at Luke 23:39-43. In contrast to Adam and Even's expulsion from the garden, Jesus promises the good thief paradise

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• The relief on the right is the Baptism of Jesus. This story is found in the Bible in Matthew 3:14, Mark 1:10, and Luke 3:21. In contrast to Noah's waters of death, baptism in Jesus is the water of life

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• The prophet on the upper right is Ezekiel. The prophet on the upper left is Jeremiah