We just learned about the Annunciantion of the Virgin by the Angel by Francesco Mochi.
Another baroque art sculpture is the statue of Saint Andrew by Belgian François Duquesnoy.
This sculpture shows the Apostle Andrew, holding the cross that he would be crucified on.
The story is that when Andrew was going to be crucified for being a Christian, he said he did not deserve to be on the same type of cross as Jesus had been crucified on, the one shaped like a T.
So he asked them to shape it like an X for him, and on flags, an X like that is known as Saint Andrew's Cross.
(from: wikipedia - françois duquesnoy)
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