The Blossoming Rod
Marriage of the Virgin by Giotto di Bondone. You can see the suitors off to the left, and the lily and dove atop Joseph’s rod. This version appears to have made the Jewish high priest into a Catholic bishop.
Marriage of the Virgin by Giotto di Bondone. You can see the suitors off to the left, and the lily and dove atop Joseph’s rod. This version appears to have made the Jewish high priest into a Catholic bishop.