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Agnus Dei

By: Francisco de Zurbarán
Date: c. 1635 - 1640
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 14 x 20.5 in.
Location: San Diego Museum of Art

The title is Latin for Lamb of God. In the bible, John the Baptist describes Jesus as “The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the World”. A number of versions of this painting, in different sizes, exist around the world.