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Miracle of the Jealous Husband
The Miracle of the Jealous Husband is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance master Titian, executed in 1511 as part of the decoration of the in Padua, northern Italy.
It portrays a man stabbing his wife after she has been unjustly accused of adultery. When the man discovers the truth, he begs for pardon to St. Anthony, who resuscitates the woman (this scene is portrayed in smaller size on the right). The idyllic background is inspired by Giorgione's paintings.
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Anthony of Padua, "The Miracle of the Newborn", "The Miracle of the Healed Foot" and "The Miracle of the Jealous Husband". The three large frescoes were painted by him between April and December 1511 in the main room of the Scuola del Santo - they were is first large-scale independent work. The raised arm of the wife in "Husband" is sculpted in relief rather than painted illusionistically.
History.
The Archconfraternity began a few years after St Anthony's death and grew rapidly