As It Began To Dawn - Original oil painting

As It Began To Dawn - Original oil painting

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Part of Elspeth Young’s series of Women of the Bible paintings. Depicts Mary Magdalene from Matthew 28. Oil on panel, 26 in. x 39 in. Made in the USA. Categories: As It Began To Dawn, Elspeth Young, Figure, Interior, Mary Magdalene, New Testament, Oil painting, The Messiah & Women of the Bible


As It Began To Dawn - Original oil painting by Elspeth Young

As It Began To Dawn - Original oil painting


by Elspeth Young

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