St. Ambrose with Book and Whip
<p>Oil on canvas, Church of San Giuseppe alla Lungara, Rome
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The whip in the bishop's hand sometimes has just three cords, betokening the Trinity that was denied by Ambrose's foes the Arians, but in this painting it has several.
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