Pictured is a stone statue of The Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ by Johannes Petrus Maas in 1920. It stands in the Begijnhof in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Sacred Heart is often depicted in Christian art as a flaming heart shining with divine light, pierced by the lance-wound, encircled by the crown of thorns, surmounted by a cross, and bleeding. Sometimes, the image is shown shining within the bosom of Christ with his wounded hands pointing at the heart, as it is in this statue. The wounds and crown of thorns allude to the manner of Jesus` death, while the fire represents the transformative power of divine love.
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