Advent 4
Census, taxation, occupied territory, friendless, fatigued beyond weariness, worried, homeless, fearful for what the future holds.
In the middle of the painting are two carts, between them an old man leads a donkey carrying a heavily pregnant young woman, wrapped in an enveloping cloak, between two cartwheels; two circles symbolising eternity.
The Census at Bethlehem
In the middle of the painting are two carts, between them an old man leads a donkey carrying a heavily pregnant young woman, wrapped in an enveloping cloak, between two cartwheels; two circles symbolising eternity.
The Census at BethlehemPeter Bruegel the Younger 1564-1638
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