Parables were often used by Jewish rabbis who were contemporaries of Jesus. A famous and quite ancient Old Testament example is the parable of the Ewe Lamb which the prophet Nathan addressed to David.

The lamb in the painting's forefront symbolizes Jesus. It bears a wound on its breast, similar to the one Jesus received during his crucifixion, and is bleeding into a nearby chalice as crowds of ...

Recent restoration work of the multi-panel artwork "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" corrected prior restoration on a sheep representing the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.