In the Garden

Matt 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-45; Luke 22:39-46 tell of Jesus’s struggle in the garden and of his betrayal.

Agony in the Garden DONATELLO (1465)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/donatell/3_late/lorenzo/pulpit22.html for the source of the above photograph of the bronze door panel.

Agony in the Garden BELLINI (1465)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bellini/giovanni/1460-69/060agon.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting, a description and analysis.

Christ Praying in the Garden BASAITI (1510 or 1516)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/basaiti/praying.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and an excellent description of its place in art history.

Agony in the Garden EL GRECO (1590)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/greco_el/08/0815grec.html for the source of the above photograph of  the painting and an excellent analysis of it and of the development of El Grecco’s style that it represents.

Christ on the Mount of Olives GOYA (1819)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/goya/8/802goya.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a cogent interpretation of it.

Matt 26:14-16; 47-56; Mark 14: 10,11; 43-52; Luke 22:3-6; 47-53; John 18:1-11 tell of Judas’ betrayal of Jesus.

The Betrayal of Christ Jacopo BASSANO (1568)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bassano/jacopo/z_betray.html for the source of the above photograph of the pastel crayon sketch.

The Betrayal of Christ BRAMER (1637)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/22628-the-betrayal-of-christ-bramer-leonaert.html for the source of the above photograph of the drawing.

The Kiss of Judas JESUS MAFA (Contemporary)

See http://www.jesusmafa.com/anglais/pageminip2.htm for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Taking of Christ CARAVAGGIO (1598)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/caravagg/03/191captu.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and an excellent analysis.

Taking of Christ with the Malchus Episode DOUFFET (1620)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/douffet/taking.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and the influence of Caravaggio upon it.

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The Last Supper

Jesus washes the disciples feet, John 13:1-17:

Washing of Feet GIOTTO (1304-06)

See http://www.terminartors.com/artworkprofile/Giotto_di_Bondone-Scenes_from_the_Life_of_Christ_14._Washing_of_Feet for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Christ Washing the Feet of his Disciples TINTORETTO (c. 1556)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Washing_the_Disciples’_Feet_(Tintoretto) for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Christ Washing The Disciples Feet BABUREN (1616)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/baburen/christwa.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a brief description.

Matt 26:20-39; Luke 22:14-30; John 13:21-30 contain accounts of the last supper:

One of You Will Betray Me BLAKE (1799)

See http://imagesbible.com/ANGLAIS/ANG_FICHES/Ang_Last_Supper.htm for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Institution of the Eucharist VAN WASSENHOVE (1473-75)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/j/joos/eucharis.html for the source of the above photograph and an excellent, in-depth description and analysis of the painting.

The Last Supper Leonaro da Vinci (1495-98)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/last-supper.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

See http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/leonardo-last-supper.html for expert analysis and discussion of this painting, its context in art history, its structure and interpretations.

The Last Supper FONTEBASSO (1762)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/27180-the-last-supper-fontebasso-francesco.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Last Supper Rubens (1632)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/last-supper.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

See http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.greatmodernpictures.com/nsd07.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.greatmodernpictures.com/slvd2.htm&h=493&w=700&sz=40&tbnid=TWIVs-FoUAPouM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3DThe%2BLast%2BSupper%2BDALI&zoom=1&q=The+Last+Supper+DALI&usg=__QSxNiS3bRkM0r2nuLVAA0B5Vtdc=&sa=X&ei=jXBhTYKAKsWWtwf6wJDYCw&ved=0CBkQ9QEwAQ for a source of the above photograph of the painting.  See http://www.ellensplace.net/dali.html, http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_b_a_picture_is_worth_a_thousand_words.htm and http://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Salvador-Dali/The-Sacrament-of-the-Last-Supper-c1955_25282.htm for analyses of and comments on the painting.  And see http://www.headforart.com/2010/04/01/in-remembrance-of-me/ for an in-depth analysis of the painting with attention to details.

Blood of the New Covenant DALI

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Entry Into Jerusalem

Matt 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; John 12:2-19 describe Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem:

Entry into Jerusalem GIOTTO (1304-06)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/giotto/padova/3christ/scenes_2/chris10.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a brief analysis.

Entry of Christ into Jerusalem LORENZETTI (ca.1320)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/19226-entry-of-christ-into-jerusalem-pietro-lorenzetti.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

The Entry into Jerusalem VASSILIEFF (1947)

See http://www.artbible.net/3JC/-Mat-21,01-Entre_a_Jerusalem_Entry/slides/20%20VASSILIEFF%20ENTRY%20INTO%20JERUSALEM.html for a source of the above photograph of the painting.

Upon his entry into Jerusalem we are told that Jesus went to the temple and drove out the merchants of animals for sacrifice.

Matt 21:12-17; Mark 11:12-19; Luke 19:45-48:

Money Changers GIOTTO (1304-06)

See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giotto_-_Scrovegni_-_-27-_-_Expulsion_of_the_Money-changers_from_the_Temple.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Christ Driving the Merchants from the Temple JORDAENS (c. 1650)

See http://www.backtoclassics.com/images/pics/hansiiijordaens/hansiiijordaens_christdrivingthemerchantsfromthetemple.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.  This looks extreme in its presentation of the subject, but it pales in comparison to the next:

The Purification of the Temple Jacopo BASSANO (1580)

See http://gekos.no/fineart/html/b/bassano/jacopo/2/index.html for the source of the photograph of the painting.  One critic on the WGA website claimed that the figure of the money changer to the right was Bassano’s caricature of Titian.  You will note that such flattering inclusion of patrons or others, or unflattering caracatures is rather common in art.

 

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Jesus Teaching – 4

Jesus at the house of Simon, the Pharisee, and a sinful woman annoints Jesus’s feet with oil from an allabaster jar.  Luke 7: 36-50.

Christ in the House of Simon BOUTS (1415-1475)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bouts/dirk_e/1/1simon.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and an excellent description and analysis.

Christ at Simon the Pharisee RUBENS (1619)

See http://www.backtoclassics.com/gallery/peterpaulrubens/christ_at_simon_the_pharisee/ for a source of the above photograph of the painting.

Mary Magdalene in the house of Simon the Pharisee BERAUD  (1891)

See http://www.bible-art.info/MaryMagdalene.htm for the source of the above photograph of the painting and for an excellent description of its social commentary.

John 3: 1-21 tells the story of Nicodemus:

Nicodemus JESUS MAFA (Contemporary)

See http://www.jesusmafa.com/anglais/imag12.htm for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

The transfiguration of Jesus is told in Matt 17:1-13, Mark 9:2-13 and Luke 8: 28-36:

The Transfiguration of Christ BELLINI (1455-60)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bellini_Transfiguration.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.  See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfiguration_of_Christ_(Bellini) for a comparison of the above painting of Bellini to his later work, below.

Transfiguration of Christ BELLINI (1480)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfiguration_of_Christ_(Bellini) for a comparison of the later painting of Bellini with the earlier one on the same subject.

The Transfiguration DALI (1964-67)

See http://www.dalionline.com/biblia5-9.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

The following paintings provide, it seems to me, an interesting interpretation of Jesus as the Good Shepherd:

The Good Shepherd (5th Century mosaic)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_of_Galla_Placidia for the source of the above photograph of the mosaic and information, and for a description of the Mausoleum and its art.

 The Good Shepherd BONNELL (Contemporary)

See http://web.me.com/danielbonnell/Site_2/Painting_20.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Blake paints his interpretation of Jesus’s role as prophet in the wilderness:

Prophet in the Wilderness BLAKE (1816-20)

See http://www-img.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/img/pdp/pdp13/2717.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

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Jesus Teaching – 3

Matthew 19:16-30 ; Mark 10:24-26; Luke 18:24-26 addresses when holding onto riches interferes with entry “into the kingdom:”

The Unhappy Lot of the Rich GALLE (1563)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/galle/philip/lot_rich.html for the source of the above photograph of the engraving.

The Rich Fool JANKNEGT (Contemporary)

See http://www.rejesus.co.uk/site/module/jim_janknegts_rich_fool/ for the source of the above photograph of the icon and the circumstances of its commission and execution.

For He Had Great Possessions WATTS (1894)

See  http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=16000 for the source of the above photograph of the painting and comments.

“Let the children come to me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”  Matt 19: 12-14; 21: 15-17; Mark 10:12-14; Luke 18: 14-16:

Jesus Welcoming Children HASSE (Contemporary)

See http://home.fuse.net/claver/jesuschildren.html for the source of the photograph of the painting and an inspirational writing.

Christ Blessing the Children MAES (1652, 53)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/maes/christ_b.html for the source of the photograph of the painting and a description and analysis of it.  You will note at the above- referred site a self-portrait may be included by the artist.  In many Renaissance and Baroque paintings it was often that the artist would include in the paintings portraits of their patrons, or even a critical characterization of a rival.  Dali often included his wife, Gala in the paintings, including paintings of the passion.

Christ Blessing the Children CRANECH (mid-1500’s)

See http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/christ_blessing_the_children_lucas_cranach_the_elder/objectview_zoom.aspx?page=1&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=adulteress&fp=1&dd1=0&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=0&OID=110000469&vT=1&hi=0&ov=0 for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Tribute to Caesar: Matt 22:14-22; Mark 12:113-17:

The Tribute to Caesar BOULOGNE (c. . 1620)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/v/valentin/tribute.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting, noting his debt to Caravaggio.

Christ tells Peter he is a rock – Matt 16:12-14; Mark 8:26-28; Luke 9: 17-19:

 Christ Giving the Keys to St Peter CASTELLO (1598)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/castello/giovanni/giving.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Dives and Lazarus VERONESE (1540’s)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bonifaci/dives.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and an excellent description and analysis.

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Jesus Teaching – 2

Luke 15:8-10 Parable of the Lost Coin:

Parable of the Lost Drachma FETI (1618-22)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/f/feti/parable.html for the source of the photograph of the above painting and a very brief description.

Parable of the rich man, Luke 16:19-31:

Parable of the Rich Man REMBRANDT (1627)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/large/531.html for an excellent analysis of the painting and its symbolism.

The prodigal son, Luke 15:11-32:

The Prodigal Son Wasting his Patrimony BEHAM (1540)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/beham/hans/prodigal.html for the source of the above photograph and an excellent description of the painting and the artist.

Return of the Prodigal Son GUERCINO (1619)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/guercino/0/prodigal.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

The Return of the Prodigal Son REMBRANDT (1669)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rembran/painting/biblic3/prodig2.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and an excellent analysis of it.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son FRANCKEN (1633)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/27373-the-parable-of-the-prodigal-son-francken-frans-ii.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Matt. 25:1-13 is the account of the parable of the wise and foolish virgins:

Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins FRANCKEN (1616)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/f/francken/hierony2/parable.html for the source of the photograph of the above painting and a description.  I love the lute and virginal in the depiction of this parable of Jesus.

For an excellent expert discussion of a piece of Byzantine art on the same subject, see http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/wise-and-foolish-virgins-sant-quirze-de-pedret.

 

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Jesus Teaching – 1

Matthew 13:1-9; Mark 4:1-9; Luke 5:1-3 tell us of Jesus teaching.  In the following the artist sees Jesus teaching in the artist’s environment and times:

Christ Teaching ANGLO-SAXON (c. 1000)

See http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=2836&handle=li for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Harbour Scene with Christ Teaching BRUEGEL (1598)

See http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/artwork.php?artworkid=6111&size=large for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Matthew 13:1-9 tells the parable of the sower:

Landscape of the Parable of the Sower BRUEGEL (ca. 1525-1569)

See http://www.timkenmuseum.org/1-dutch-bruegel.html for the source of the above photograh of the painting and a description.

My sister, Esther Wheeler Palmer, has painted a piece on Planting Seeds:

The Good Samaritan, Luke 10:25-37:

Genesis and the Good Samaritan CHARTRE CATHEDRAL (c. 1210)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/28714-the-good-samaritan-and-genesis-gothic-glass-painter-french.html for the source of the above photograph of the stained glass presentation.

Landscape with the Good Samaratin MASTELLETTA (1575–1655)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/19266-landscape-with-the-good-samaritan-mastelletta.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Parable of the Good Samaratan FETI (1623)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/f/feti/samarita.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

The Good Samaritan VAN GOGH (1890)

See http://www.abcgallery.com/V/vangogh/vangogh56.html for  the source of the above photograph of the painting.

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Jesus and Women

John 8:2-11 tells of Jesus and the woman accused of adultery.

Christ and the Adulteress AERTSEN (1559)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/large/687.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Christ and the Adulteress TINTORETTO (1555)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/39905-christ-and-the-adulteress-tintoretto.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Christ and the Adulterous Woman  LINT (1609-16901)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/19217-christ-and-fhe-adulterous-woman-pieter-van-lint.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery REMBRANDT

See http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/rembrandt-the-woman-taken-in-adultery for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

John 4:1-26 tells of Jesus and the woman of Samaria:

Christ and the Samaritan DUCCIO (1308-11)

See http://www.wga.hu/tours/siena/analysi1.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and an excellent description.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman DA MAIANO (teracotta 1400’s Budapest Museum)

See http://www.wga.hu/art/b/benedett/samarian.jpg for the source of the photograph of the teracotta piece shown above.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria REMBRANDT (1659)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rembran/painting/biblic2/christsa.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a brief description.

Matt. 15:21-27 and Mark 7:24-30  tells of Jesus and the Canaanite woman:

Christ and the Canaanite Woman FLANDES  (c. 1500)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/j/juan/2/polypty3.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Christ and the Canaanite Woman REMBRANDT (c. 1650)

See http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=23&handle=li for the source of the above photograph of the drawing.

Luke 10:38-42 gives us the narrative of Jesus’ visit to the house of Mary and Martha:

 Christ in the House of Martha and Mary BEUCKELAER (1565)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/beuckela/martha.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and an excellent analysis of the painting and the significance of the Gospel story.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary TINTORETTO (1570-75)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/t/tintoret/4_1570s/2martmar.html for the source of the above photograph and a description.

Christ in the House of Mary and Martha CAMPI (1530-1591)

Why do I wonder if this story is simply an occasion for the  artist to paint still-life?  See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/campi/vincenzo/marymart.html for the source of the above photograph and a very brief description.

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Jesus’s Ministry and Miracles

John 2:1-11 tells us that Jesus’s first miracle, a sign of things to come, is at a wedding in Cana when they run out of wine and, at his mother’s suggestion, Jesus changes water into wine.

The Marriage at Cana DAVID (c. 1460-1523)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/david/2/cana_mar.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and brief comments.

Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 16-20; Luke 5:1-11; John 1:35-51 tell of Jesus calling his disciples:

 

Calling of the Disciples GHIRLANDAIO (1481)

See http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Ghirlandaio%2C_Domenico_-_Calling_of_the_Apostles_-_1481.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

 

Jesus heals the blind in Matt 9: 27-34; 20:29-34; Mark 8: 22-26:

Christ Healing the Blind EL GRECO (c. 1570)

See http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/european_paintings/the_miracle_of_christ_healing_the_blind_el_greco_domenikos_theotokopoulos/objectview.aspx?collID=11&OID=110001014 for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

 

 

Christ Healing the Blind Man LE SUEUR

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/31413-christ-healing-the-blind-man-le-sueur-eustache.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

 

Christ Healing the Paralytic PELLEGRINI (1730-32)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/35375-christ-healing-the-paralytic-pellegrini-giovanni-antonio.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

 

Matthew 8:23-27 tells of Jesus calming the storm:

 

Sketch of Christ on the Lake Gennezaret DELACROIX (1841)

See http://www.backtoclassics.com/gallery/eugenedelacroix/christonthelakeofgennezaret-sketch/ for the source of the above photograph of the painting.  There have articles on the influence of The Raft of the Medusa upon Delacroix in the above work. 

 

John 11:1-44 tells of the raising of Lazarus: 

 

The Raising of Lazarus CARAVAGGIO (1608-09)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/caravagg/10/65lazar.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and an excellent description.

Raising of Lazarus GUERCINO (1619)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/guercino/0/raising.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

The Raising of Lazarus REMBRANDT (1630)

 See http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/rmbrndt_1620-35/lazarus.htm for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Mark 22:21-43 and Luke 8:41-56 tells of Jesus raising Jairus’s daughter from the dead:

Raising of Jairus’s Daughter REMBRANDT (1655-60)

See http://www.biblical-art.com/artwork.asp?id_artwork=1393&showmode=Full for the source of the above photograph of the drawing.

Jairus’s Daughter JESUS MAFA (Contemporary)

See http://www.jesusmafa.com/anglais/imag25.htm for the source of the above photograph.

There are different stories of Jesus’s miracle of feeding a large number of people with a few loaves of bread and fish found in Matt 13: 13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15:

 

Mosaic at Tabgha, Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fishes (End of the 4th Century)

See http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Archaeology/Tabgha.html for the source of the above photograph of the mosaic and a description.

 

The Feeding of the Multitude ILLUMINATION (c. 1416)

See http://christchurchwindsor.ca/2009/07/ for the source of the above photograph of the illumination.

 

Jesus Multiplies the Loaves JESUS MAFA (Contemporary)

See http://www.jesusmafa.com/anglais/imag24.htm for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

John 6:16-22 tells of Jesus walking on the water, and  Matthew 14:22-33 tells us that after Jesus feeds the five thousand, he walks on the water and bid Simon Peter, at Simon’s request to walk on the water, also.

Christ Walking on the Water MASTER OF CABESTANY (c. 1150)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/32851-christ-walking-on-the-water-master-of-cabestany.html for the source of the above photograph of the sculpture.

  

 

Christ Rescuing Peter from Drowning VENEZIANO (1370)

 See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/32227-christ-rescuing-peter-from-drowning-lorenzo-veneziano.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

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John the Baptist

Luke 3:1-9; Mark 1:1-8; Mt 3:1-6 tell us of the early ministry of John the Baptist.

St John the Baptist DONATELLO (c. 1386- 1466)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/donatell/3_late/2john_1.html for the source of the above photograph of the sculpture and a description.

St John the Baptist EL GRECO (1600)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/greco_el/14/1408grec.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

St John the Baptist VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE (1628-30)

See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valentin_de_Boulogne,_St_John_the_Baptist.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

John the Baptist Baptizes the People POUSSIN (1635)

See http://www.nicolaspoussin.org/St-John-the-Baptist-Baptizes-the-People-c.-1635-large.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Baptism of Christ LEONARDO (1472)

See http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/baptism.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and for an excellent and in-depth history and analysis of it.

Baptism of Christ Giovanni BELLINI (1500-02)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bellini/giovanni/1500-09/167bapti.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a brief description.

Baptism of Christ EL GRECO (1597)

Seehttp://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/greco/baptism-1597.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Matthew 4:1-11 tells us that after John baptizes him, Jesus retreats into the desert to fast for forty days (a number of perfect trial used in the Bible, as the Jews are told to wander for forty years in the desert.  After that, Matthew tells us, Jesus was tempted by Satan.

See http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/piero-della-francescas-the-baptism-of-christ for a video of expert discussion of Piero della Francesca’s The Baptism of Christ.

The Tempations of Christ BOTTICELLI (1481)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/botticel/4sistina/temptati/temptat.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

The Temptation of Christ DE FLANDES (c. 1500)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/j/juan/2/polypty1.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

The Temptations of Christ Leonaert BRAMER (1645-1655)

I love Bramer for what appears to me a good sense of humor about otherwise serious religious topics (remember Job on the dung heap?)  Here he portrays Satan as a glitsy snake oil peddler.  See http://www.backtoclassics.com/gallery/leonaertbramer/thetemptationofchrist/ for the source of the above photograph of the brush and gray ink painting.

Salvador Dahli has yet a different interpretation of the Temptation of Christ:

Jesus a Satana Tentatur DAHLI (1964-67)

Source: http://www.artbible.net/3JC/-Mat-04,01-Temptation_and_freedom_Tentation_et_%20liberte/20%20DALI%2081%20IESUS%20A%20SATANA%20TENTATUR.JPG.jpg

Mark 6 tells us that early in Jesus’ ministry, John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded by Herod.

Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist CARAVAGGIO (1607)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CaravaggioSalomeLondon.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting and some description.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CaravaggioSalomeLondon.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

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Jesus’s Childhood

Simeon and Anna Recognize the Lord in Jesus REMBRANDT (1627)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rembran/painting/biblic1/simeon.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Matthew 2:13-15 tells us that after the magi leave, an angel appears again to Joseph, this time to tell him to flee to Egypt because Herod will be searching for the child to kill him.

Joseph’s Dream REMBRANDT (1645)

See http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_223630/Rembrandt-Van-Rijn/Joseph’s-Dream for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Here is another treatment by Rembrandt of the same subject:

The Dream of St. Joseph REMBRANDT (1650-55)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rembran/painting/biblic2/dream.html

The Flight Into Egypt ANGELICO (1450)
See http://www.backtoclassics.com/gallery/fraangelico/flightintoegypt/ for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt ALTDORFER (1510)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/a/altdorfe/2/02egypt.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Holy Family REMBRANDT (1640)

See http://www.artchive.com/viewer/z.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.  As with so many artists, Rembrandt used this same subject for a number of paintings.

Jesus and St John the Baptist in their Childhood JEGHER (1596-1653)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/30801-jesus-and-st-john-the-baptist-in-their-childhood-jegher-christoffel.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

St Joseph and the Christ Child HERRERA (1648)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/h/herrera/franci_e/joseph.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and comments.

St. Joseph and the Christ Child EL GRECO (1597-99)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/greco_el/13/1302grec.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and discussion of it.

We often see photographs of paintings that isolate the painting from its surrounding.  However, as you can see with the above painting, when it is seen in the context of its actual setting, there is a power and effect lent to the painting that is lost in its isolation.

Alterpiece at Capilla de San Jose Toledo EL GRECO

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Christ in the Carpenter’s Shop DE LA TOUR (1645)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/l/la_tour/georges/2/06carpe.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Christ among the Doctors FABRITIUS (1640)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/26977-christ-among-the-doctors-fabritius-carel.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Christ Among the Doctors BRAMER (Early Baroque)

See http://www.backtoclassics.com/gallery/leonaertbramer/christamongthedoctors2/ for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

The Tree of Jesse GEERTGEN (1460-1490)

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The Nativity-2

We continue with the annunciation to the shepherds, as told in Luke 2:8-15.

Angels Announcing the Birth of Christ to the Shepherds FLINCK (1639)

See http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225619&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225619&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696500813&baseIndex=143&bmLocale=en for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a brief inscription.  You will there see that it was influenced by the Rembrandt painting of the same subject that appears in the immediately prior post.

 Nativity CORREGGIO (1490-1534)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_(Correggio) for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Adoration of the Shepherds EL GRECO (1618)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adoration_of_the_Shepherds_(El_Greco) for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.  For an excellent video of art experts discussing another of El Greco’s paintings of the same subject, see http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/el-grecos-adoration-of-the-shepherds.

The story of the magi is told in Matthew 2:1-12.

 Dream of the Magi GISLEBERTUS (1100-1150)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/gisleber/3capital. for the source of the above photograph of the bas relief and a description.

 Adoration of the Magi ALTICHIERO (c. 1330 – c. 1390)

See http://www.terminartors.com/artistprofile/Altichiero_da_Zevio for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a brief description of Altichiero’s work.

Adoration of the Magi BOSCH (c. 1510)

See http://www.wga.hu/support/viewer/z.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Adoration of the Magi  AERTSEN (c. 1560)

See http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/aertsen/adoration-magi/ for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Madonna and Child paintings have been a favorite subject of Christian painting.  For some wonderful early examples of such art, see videos depicting and discussing Duccio’s Monna and Child at http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/duccio-madonna, http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/fra-filippo-lippis-madonna-and-child and http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/carlo-crivelli.  See, also, http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/leonardo-virgin-of-the-rocks for an excellent discussion of two versions of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks, one of which (the one in the Louvre) was the subject of some ingenous manipulation by Dan Brown in his Da Vinci Code.

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The Nativity-1

The Nativity story with which we are most famiar and which has the longest narrative is found in Luke.  He tells us that before the birth of Jesus, an angel appeared to Zacharias to announce that he and his wife, who were childless, would have a child who would “go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”  Luke 1:5-22.

Angel Appearing to Zacharias GHIRLANDAIO (1486-90)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/ghirland/domenico/6tornab/62tornab/1appear.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

El Greco painted several versions of the annunciation to Mary.  Luke 1:26-38.

Annunciation EL GRECO (1595-1600)

See http://www.artbible.net/3JC/-Luk-01,26_Annunciation_L%20Annonce%20a%20Marie/slides/16%20EL%20GRECO%20ANNUNCIATION.html the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Here is another El Greco painting of the same subject with a different interpretation.

The Annunciation EL GRECO (1596-1600)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/greco_el/12/1201grec.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.  You will notice a common characteristic of El Greco’s mature style in the two paintings, above: elongated human figures associated by many with a spiritual rendering.

Matthew 1:18-23 tells us that Joseph was considering what he should do since his bride-to-be was pregnant, and that an angel appeared to him to tell him not to worry about it, because she was impregnated by the Holy Spirit.

Luke 2 tells us of the stable scene, “because there was no room for them in the inn.”

The Nativity MASTER of Flémalle (ca. 1375-1444)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/master/flemalle/nativity/nativi_.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

 

Nativity BELLINI (c. 1445)

See http://www.backtoclassics.com/images/pics/jacopobellini/jacopobellini_nativity.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the etching.  You will notice that Bellini uses the nativity scene as an opportunity to practice what was, for him, the rather recently developed technique of perspective.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_of_Jesus_in_art for other artistic interpretations of the nativity from several different periods.

Luke 2:8-15 tells of the angels announcement to the shepherds.

The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds REMBRANDT (1606–1669)

See http://collegerelations.vassar.edu/2006/2103/ for the source of the above photograph of the etching.

In the next post we will explore more nativity paintings.

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Other “Minor” Prophets

The Bible designates the latter prophets as “Minor” because of their length, rather than, necessarily, their importance.  Because of the less play such prophets have had in the Christian Church, they have also received less attention by artists.

Joel MICHELANGELO (1508-1512)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/large/72.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

 Hosea DUCCIO (1255-1319)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-.html?/html/d/duccio/buoninse/maesta/predel_f/pre_f_m.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a very brief description.

Jonah MICHELANGELO (1511)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/michelan/3sistina/3prophet/10_3pr7.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description of it.

Jonah in the Sea DALI (1964-67)

See http://www.artbible.net/1T/-Jon-01,01_Events_Portraits_Evenements/2%20Delivered_Delivrance/20%20DALI%2053%20IONAS%20IN%20VENTRE%20PISCIS.JPG.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

The Prophet Habakkuk DONATELLO (1427-36)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/donatell/1_early/duomo/8habak.html for the source of the above photograph of the sculpture and a description.

The Lunette of Hezekiah, Manasseh and Amon MICHELANGELO (1511)

See http://www.oldworldartisans.com/images/Web%20Pages/Fresco%20Styles/the_Lunette_of_Hezekiah,_Manasseh,_Amon,_by_michelangelo.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

The Prophet Hosea and the Delphic Sibyl PINTURICCHIO (1492-94)

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Ezekiel and Daniel

Ezekiel

The Vision of Ezekiel COLLANTES

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/collante/vision.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Ezekiel Saw The Wheel UNKNOWN BIBLE ILLUSTRATOR (c. 1165)

See http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/unit9/unit9.html for the source of the above photograph of the Bible illustration.

Daniel

Daniel was one of the chosen young Jews who were taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar to be trained in Babylon.  In the second year of the king’s reign, he had some disturbing dreams.   None of his wise men could provide an interpretation, so he ordered that they all be killed.  Daniel was in training as a wise man, and, not wanting that particular fate, prayed about the matter and was able to interpret the dream to the king’s satisfaction.  Daniel 2.  Daniel 4:31-34 tells us that Nebuchadnezzar became a madman.  In the following painting, Blake picks up on that theme.

Nebuchadnezzar BLAKE (1795)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar_(Blake) for the source of the above photograph of the engraving with pen, ink and watercolor and a description.

Daniel 5 tells us that King Belshazar gave a banquet, during which a finger wrote something on the wall.  Daniel provided an interpretation of it.

Belshazzar’s Feast REMBRANDT (1635)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belshazzar’s_Feast_(Rembrandt) for the source of the above photograph of the painting and an excellent description of it and its background.

In Daniel 6, we read that Daniel and his friends were successful in their training, which caused some jealousy among others.  Understanding that Daniel was a righteous man, they also understood that they could entrap him only if it related to his God.  So, they conspired and obtained a decree of King Darius that if anyone prayed to any god other than King Darius, that person should be thrown into the lions’ den.

Daniel and the Lion BERNINI (1655)

See http://www.wga.hu/art/b/bernini/gianlore/sculptur/1650/daniel.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the sculpture.  See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini for a description of the significance of Bernini’s work.

Daniel in the Lion’s Den RUBENS (1614/1616)

See http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg45/gg45-50298.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Daniel 7-10 describes Daniel’s vision.

The Vision of Daniel DROST (1650)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/drost/visionda.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Daniel MICHELANGELO (1505)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/large/75.html for the source of the above photograph of the fresco.

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Jeremiah

Jeremiah is definitely the reluctant prophet, and not just at the beginning, as with Isaiah.  Jeremiah 1:4-19 tells of that call.

Jeremiah Receiving the Gift of Prophecy CHAGALL (1957)

See http://www.flickr.com/photos/haggertymuseum/3904586692/ for the source of the above photograph of the etching.

Jeremiah Prophesies Against the King DALI

See http://www.artbible.net/1T/Jer0101_Portrait_misc/source/20%20DALI%20J%20PROPHETIA%20CONTRA%20REGEM%20IOACHIN.JPG.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

As directed by God, Jeremiah reluctantly prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, and upon doing so, he was lowered into a cistern, where he sunk down into the mud.   Jeremiah 38:1-6.

Jeremiah in the Pit CHAGALL (1931-39)

See http://eastgatedev.com/images/Jeremiah_in_Pit.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

 

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem REMBRANDT (1630)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rembran/painting/biblic1/jeremiah.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Jeremiah’s Lamentation CHAGALL (1956)

See http://www.flickr.com/photos/32357038@N08/3273021504/ for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Sufferings of Jeremiah CHAGALL (1931-39)

See http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/gallery/works/lamentationofjeremiah.htm for the source of the above photograph of the etching and a description.

The Prophet Jeremiah DONATELLO (1423-26)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/donatell/1_early/duomo/7jerem_1.html for the source of the above photograph of the sculpture and a brief description.

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Isaiah

The book of Isaiah begins with his vision and these words:

² Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!
For the LORD has spoken:
“I reared children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against me. . . .

²¹ See how the faithful city
has become a prostitute!
She once was full of justice;
righteousness used to dwell in her—
but now murderers!
Now that Isaiah has Israel’s attention with the wrath of God, he gives hope in Isaiah 2:

³The law will go out from Zion,
the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
⁴ He will judge between the nations
and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war anymore.

Isaiah Swords and Plowshares RATNER

Isaiah 5:1-2 is the song of the vineyard:

 ¹ I will sing for the one I love
a song about his vineyard:
My loved one had a vineyard
on a fertile hillside.
² He dug it up and cleared it of stones
and planted it with the choicest vines.
He built a watchtower in it
and cut out a winepress as well.
Then he looked for a crop of good grapes,
but it yielded only bad fruit.

Vinea Electa DALI (My Chosen One’s Vineyard) (1964-67)

See http://www.artbible.net/1T/Isa0000_Portrait_misc/source/20%20DALI%2057%20ISA%205%206%20AND%20I%20WILL%20MAKE%20IT%20DESOLAT.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Isaiah 6:1-7 tells us that Isaiah saw the Lord on “his throne, high and exalted and reacted,

⁵ “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty.”

⁶ Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. ⁷ With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”

The Call of Isaiah JOLLAIN (c. 1670)

See http://www.biblical-art.com/extra/ownpub/Jollain/Vol-02_0142.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the engraving.

Once his lips were cleansed,

⁸ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”

And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

Isaiah 6:8.

The Call of Isaiah TIEPOLO (1696 – 1770)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/large/469.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

 Prophesy of Isaiah CHAGALL

 See http://www.artres.com/c/htm/CSearchZ.aspx?o=&Total=299&FP=658671&E=22SIJMIXSMW8&SID=JMGEJNTLNQLUT&Pic=11&SubE=2UNTWA4WRIX for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Tidings of Comfort and Joy DALI  (1969)

See http://www.artbible.net/1T/Isa0000_Portrait_misc/source/20%20DALI%2060%20IS%2040%209%20THAT%20BRINGEST%20GOOD%20TIDINGS.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.  Isaiah 49-52.

Isaiah’s Prayer CHAGALL (1931-39)

See http://www.spaightwoodgalleries.com/Pages/Chagall_Bible_etchings3.html for the source of the above photograph of the etching.

Isaiah MICHAELANGELO (1508-1512)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/large/77.html for the source of the above photograph of the above painting.

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Elisha

2 Kings 2:9-13 describes the ascension of Elijah into heaven in a chariot of fire drawn by horses of fire caught in a whirlwind.  The symbol of authority of a master was his mantle and Elijah’s mantle fell to Elisha as Elijah ascended.  You may see the mantle falling in Ascension of Elijah LEAL, found in the preceding post of Elijah.  And so, Elisha was to pick up where his master left off.  His first miracle is to heal the water at Jericho.  2 Kings 2:19-22.

Elisha’s Well Pietro LORENZETTI (1328-29)

  See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/19250-elisha-s-well-pietro-lorenzetti.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

2 Kings 4:1-7 tells us that one day a widow called out to Elisha that her husband was a God-fearing prophet but had died; that his creditors were coming to take her two sons as payment for her husband’s debt that she now could not pay.  Elisha took her small jar of oil and worked a miracle by which she kept pouring other jars full of oil sufficient too sell and pay the debt.

The Widow’s Oil UNKNOWN BIBLE ILLUSTRATOR (c. 1450)

See http://www.mnemosyne.org/mmw/fullsize/mmw_10b34_035r_min_2.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the illuminated manuscript.

For a story of Elisha feeding a hundred from twenty loaves of barley bread, see 2 Kings 4:42-44.  The story would seem to foreshadow that of Jesus feeding more people with less.

Elisha Multiplies the Bread TINTORETTO (1577-78)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/40006-elisha-multiplies-the-bread-tintoretto.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

2 Kings 4:8-36 tells of the Shunammite woman who, with her husband, gave Elisha a chamber in their house to live in.  She was childress, Elisha foretold that she would have a child, she did but the child died, and Elisha lay upon the child and revived the child to life.

Elisha in the Chamber on the Wall BLAKE (1820)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/blake/08elisha.html for the source of the above photograph and a brief description of the painting of sepia wash over pencil.  It is not unusual that artists have over the years included portraits or alusions to themselves or others in the paintings to say something more than the title represents; in this case, the description suggests that Blake is somehow equating or at least suggesting a similarity of his work with Elisha and his visionary life.

2 Kings 5 tells of Naman, the army commander of the king of Aram, who has leprosy.  He hears of Elisha’s power to heal and goes to him for healing.  Elisha tells him to go wash in the Jordan seven times.  Naman is disappointed at a simple, non-ostentatious remedy that is offered to him.  ”

¹¹“But Naaman went away angry and said, ‘I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. ¹² Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be cleansed?’ So he turned and went off in a rage.

¹³ Naaman’s servants went to him and said, ‘My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!’ ¹⁴ So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.”  Nathan rejoices, tells Elisha that now he knows that there is no God except that of Israel, and he offers Elisha a gift.  Elisha refuses it.

Elisha Refusing Gifts from Naaman GREBBER (1630)

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Elijah

1 Kings 11:26-41 tells us that Jeroboam rebelled against King Solomon and took ten tribes. When King Solomon died, King Jeroboam became king of those tribes.  He also returned to idol worship.  I Kings 12:31-33.

Jeroboam Offering Sacrafice for the Idol FRAGONARD (1732-1806)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/f/fragonar/1/01jerobo.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

1 King 17:1-5 tells us that Elijah prophesies that for several years there will be neither dew nor rain.  God tells him to go hide out in a ravine where there is a brook for water and ravens will feed him bread and meat each morning and evening.

  Plague with the Prophet Elijah Fed by the Ravens UNKNOWN DUTCH POTTER (1658)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/41343-plaque-with-the-prophet-elijah-fed-by-the-ravens-unknown-potter-dutch.html for the source of the above photograph of the pottery.

1 Kings 17:7-24 tells us the stroy of Elijah and the widow of Zarepath who has the faith  to feed Elijah the little that she has and she still has enough to feed herself and her son.  Her son dies and Elijah works a miracle to return him to life.

Elijah and the Widow of Zarepath UNKNOWN ARTIST (1500-20)

See http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Unknown-Painter/Elijah-And-The-Widow-Of-Zarapeth.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

1 Kings 18:16-45 tells us of Elijah’s challenge to the prophets of Baal, who fail to call down fire from Baal to consume their sacrifice, whereas Elijah soaks his sacrifice to his God with water, and successfully calls down fire from heaven to consume it.  The people see that the Lord God of Elijah is great indeed.  Elijah is instructed to and slaughters all the prophets of Baal.

Offering of Elijah CHAGALL (1956)

See http://www.franklinbowlesgallery.com/SF/Artists/Chagall/pages/Etchings/bible/CHAG0801P_Plate_85.htm for the source of the photograph of the etching.

1 Kings 19 tells us that after the Elijah’s sacrifice is offered and received by God, Jezebel hears that Elijah killed all of the prophets, and she threatens to have Elijah’s life by that time the next day.  Elijah flees into the wilderness.  “He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” ⁵ Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.”  1 Kings 19:4b-5a.

Prophet Elijah in the Desert BOUTS (1464-68)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bouts/dirk_e/lastsupp/5elijah.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a brief description.

 Landscape with the Prophet Elijah in the Desert BLOEMEART (1610’s)

See http://www.arthermitage.org/Abraham-Bloemaert/Landscape-with-the-Prophet-Elijah-in-the-Desert.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

 Elijah in the Wilderness OLIVIER (1831)

 See http://www.terminartors.com/artworkprofile/Olivier_Ferdinand_Johann_von-Elijah_in_the_Wilderness for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Elijah’s Vision CHAGALL (1957)

See http://www.flickr.com/photos/haggertymuseum/3903801185/in/set-72157622265211295/ for the source of the above photograph of the lithograph.

 

2 Kings 2:1-12 tells of the ascension of Elijah to heaven in a whirlwind, when his mantle is given to Elisha.

  

Ascension of Elijah LEAL (1658)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/v/valdes/ascensio.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description of it.

Elijah Carried Off to Heaven CHAGALL (1956)

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King Solomon

Solomon was the the son of King David and Bathsheba.  2 Samuel 12:24.  He became king despite rebellion among his brothers.  1 Kings 3:16-28 tells us he was a wise judge.

 The Judgment of Solomon CLAEISSENS (ca. 1538-1613)

 See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/claeisse/antoon/solomon.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

The Judgment of Solomon BOULOGNE (c. 1620)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/v/valentin/solomoa.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Solomon was so significant to the surrounding territories that the Queen of Sheba visited him to examine him and to determine if he was as wise as was his reputation.  He answered all her questions to  her satisfaction.  1 Kings 10:1-9

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba TINTORETTO (c. 1545)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/40105-solomon-and-the-queen-of-sheba-tintoretto.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

The church had some difficulty with the frankly sexual nature of the book attributed to Solomon, or the Song of Solomon.  The way it dealt with that was to transform it into an allegory of Christ and the Church, of which the illustrated manuscript below is an expression.  Jews, on the other hand, generally have no problem cellebrating life in all its wonder as a gift of God.

The Bride and Groom – Church and Christ UNKNOWN ILLUSTRATOR

See http://www.mnemosyne.org/mmw/fullsize/mmw_10b23_330v_min.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the illustrated manuscript.

Le Cantigue des Cantiques I CHAGALL

See http://www.musees-nationaux-alpesmaritimes.fr/pages/page_id18012_u1l2.htm for the source of the photograph of the above lithograph.

How Beautiful You Are and How Pleasing CHAGALL

See http://www.musees-nationaux-alpesmaritimes.fr/pages/page_id18020_u1l2.htm for the source of the above photograph of the lithograph.

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King David

A number of Psalms, but by no means all, are ascribed to David.  We know he played the lyer or the zither, he wrote songs of praise (2 Samuel 22) and danced to songs of praise (2 Samuel 6:16).

King David Playing the Zither CELESTI (1637-1712)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/celesti/davidzit.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a brief description.

David and Bathesheba is a familiar story, although often simply romanticized.  To obtain her as his wife, David devises a plan to send her husband, his loyal officer in dedicated service to King David, into battle, to be abandoned by the other soldiers and killed by the enemy.  My mother points to stories like this, to take courage that if God can use ordinary people, or even great people with serious faults, to do God’s work, “then God can use me, also.”

David and Uriah REMBRANDT (1665)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rembran/painting/biblic3/david.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and for a brief description and an alternate interpretation that it represents Haman recognizing his Fate.

David and Bathsheba CHAGALL (1956)

See http://www.marcchagallprints.com/view_art.php?art_id=238&min=0&max=10000000&portrait=&original=&sub=&sort_by=&sold= for a source of the above photograph of the lithograph.

David’s son, Absolom, kills David’s son, Amnon, who had tried, unsuccessfully, to seduce their sister, Tamar.  Absolom kills Amnon and flees.  David ultimately forgives Absolom.  2 Samuel 13.

David Pardoning Absolom BLAKE (1800-1803)

See http://www.cecilhigginsartgallery.org/paintings/blakeb2.htm for the source of the above photograph of the pen and watercolor over black lead on paper painting.

2 Samuel 15 tells us that ultimately, Absolom leads a rebellion against his father and David flees.  None the less, King David tells his soldiers not to lay a hand on Absolom.  2 Samuel 18:9 tells us that as Absolom is riding his mule, his long, beautiful hair is caught in a tree, the mule keeps going, and he hangs to death.

The Death of Absolom DORE (1832– 1883)

See http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Gustave_dore_bibel_death_of_absalom.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the etching.

When David learns of Absolom’s death, he weeps bitterly.  “The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: ‘O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!’”  William Billings, an early American composer, wrote a beautiful, mournful choral piece on that passage.

David Mourning Absolom CHAGALL (1956)

See http://www.spaightwoodgalleries.com/Pages/Chagall_56Bible_lithos2.html for the source of the above photograph of the lithograph.

King David BEAUNEVEU (late 14th Century)

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David, King Saul and Goliath

1 Samuel 15 and 16 tells us that God rejects Saul, and Samuel annoints David as the next king of Israel, unknown to Saul.  “Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.”  An attendant to King Saul suggests that lyre music may be able to calm him. David plays the lyre and he is brought to play for and to soothe the King. For a time that is effective.  1 Samuel 16:14-23.

Saul and David REMBRANDT 1665-60)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rembran/painting/biblic1/saul.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description of it.

1 Samuel 17 tells us that the Philistines, who had dominated Israel for forty years, are encamped in opposition to the Israelite forces.  A giant among them, Goliath, comes out to the edge of the Philistine encampment and taunts the Israelites, challenging them to produce someone to fight him.  Having no giants among them, they are intimidated.  David, hearing of this challenge and seeing the fear that it raises among the Israelites, responds to the challenge, sling shot in hand.

David CARAVAGGIO (1571-1610)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_and_Goliath_(Caravaggio) for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description of it.

David with the Head of Goliath BERNINI (1625)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bernini/gianlore/painting/david.html for the source of the above photography of the painting and a description.

David before Saul CHAGALL (1931-39)

See http://www.spaightwoodgalleries.com/Pages/Chagall_Bible_etchings2.html for the source of the above photograph of the etching.

After David kills the giant nemesis, the people begin to dance and sing his praise: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.'”

This angers Saul and he seeks to kill David while David is playing the harp, intending to soothe him.

Saul Attacking David GUERCINO (1646)

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Jeptha: Oh, The Risk When We “Bargain” With God

“And Jeptha made a vow to the LORD: ‘If you give the Amonites into my hands, whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Amonites will be the LORD’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”  Joshua 11:30.  He is greeted by his daughter!

The Meeting of Jeptha and his Daughter BENVENUTO (1400’s)

See http://www.wga.hu/f bargain with God rames-e.html?/html/b/benvenut/meeting.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

In  considering the religious significance of this passage, is there any connection of this story with that of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac described in Genesis 22:1-14?  Eric Fromm might suggest that there is.

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Baalam and His Donkey

Numbers 22:22-35 tells us of a time when a donkey was able to perceive the presence of a divine messenger, when its rider could not.  After its rider severely beats the donkey for stopping before the divine obstruction, refusing to go on,  the donkey talks back to its rider.

Balaam’s Ass REMBRANDT

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The Sun and the Moon Stand Still

Joshua 10:12-14 tells us that when Joshua led the Israelits against the Amorites, he commanded the sun and the moon to stand still for about a full day so the Israelites had time to obtain total victory over their enemy.  It is probably best, in this day of scientific inquiry, if one doesn’t think of the physical consequences of such an event.  Probably the story wasn’t told for the purpose of recording Divine intervention into the laws of nature or to assert that it actually happened.  Perhaps its point was that Israel was God’s chosen people.  In verse 14 the writer tells us, “There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a human being. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel!”

Joshuah Stops the Sun CHAGALL

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Job

The book of Job begins, “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.”    Verse 6 sets the stage: “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.”  KJV  God asks Satan if, during his travels about the earth, he has observed any as perfect, upright and God-fearing as Job.  Satan answers that is because God has blessed Job and Job knows he needs to please God.  Satan says that if Job were to lose all he had, he would curse God.  God tells Satan Job is in his hands to “touch all he has,” but not Job, himself.  Here is the story as told through artists’ eyes.

Satan Going Forth From the Presence of God BLAKE

See http://www.blakearchive.org/blake/images/but550.1.5.wc.300.jpg for the source of the photograph of the above watercolor painting.  It would appear that Blake is showing that Satan has fallen from the presence of the “sons of God” who remain in the heavenly presence of their  father, to descend to earth to touch Job with great misfortune to test Job. Two angels, distinguished from the “sons of God” by their wings, look on as witnesses.

Job 1:13-21 tells us that in rapid succession messengers come to Job to tell him his children have died and he has lost his wealth.  When Job does not curse God, God sees Satan again and notes Job’s faithfulness.  “Skin for skin!” Satan replies. “A man will give all he has for his own life. ⁵ But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.”  God says, very well then, but spare his life.  So Satan inflicts Job with painful boils over his body, which he scrapes.  Job 2:9, 10 tells us, “His wife says to him, ‘Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!’  He replies, ‘You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?’   In all this, Job does not sin in what he said.”  NIV

Job Ridiculed by his Wife DE LA TOUR (1593 – 1652)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/large/135.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a brief description.

The Trials of Job Leonaert BRAMER (1630’s)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/22633-the-trials-of-job-bramer-leonaert.html for the source of the photograph of the drawing.   Bramer takes literally that Job is mourning on a dung heap.

Job’s Comforters BLAKE

See http://www.blakearchive.org/blake/images/but550.1.7.wc.300.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the  watercolor painting.

Job’s Despair BLAKE

 See http://www.blakearchive.org/blake/images/but550.1.8.wc.300.jpg for a source of the photograph of the above watercolor painting.

Job Rebuked by his Friends BLAKE

See http://www.artbible.info/art/large/636.html for the source of the above photograph of the etching.

Job Confessing His Presumptions to God Who Answers from the Whirlwind BLAKE

 See http://www.backtoclassics.com/gallery/williamblake/jobconfessinghispresumptiontogodwhoanswersfromthewhirlwind/ for the source of the above photograph of the watercolor painting.

 The Lord Answering Job out of the Whirlwind BLAKE

See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Lord_Answering_Job_Out_of_the_Whirlwind_Butts_set.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the watercolor painting.

Scenes from the Life of Job UNKNOWN Flemish Painter (1480-90)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/17752-scenes-from-the-life-of-job-flemish-unknown-master.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.  I find the other-worldly, grotesque creatures and even the setting remarkably similar to that found in the slightly later paintings of  Hieronymus Bosch from that region, the Netherlands.

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Esther

Esther is a lovely book.   It tells of the faithfulness of Mordecai and of the bravery of Esther.  I also like it for the humor of the setting.  It begins with King Ahasuerus throwing a big banquet over several days to impress rich and powerful men with his power and riches.  His wife, Queen Vashti, gives a banquet at the same time for the important women of the kingdom.  On the last day of the banquets, the King calls the Queen to show off her beauty to the men at his banquet.  She refuses.  Esther 1:10-12.  The king consults the wise men of his kingdom concerning what he should do about her insubordination.  Together they conclude that her refusal is a threat not only to the king’s authority but the authority of every married man in the kingdom.  Esther 1:16-18.  So, to maintain appropriate fear among the women in order for men to maintain control of their families, the king acts upon the advice of his wise men and banishes Queen Vashti.  He regrets that soon afterward.  But the men, perhaps with vicarious envy, suggest that he have a beauty contest in the kingdom, and that he marry the winner.  That sounds to the king like a great idea.  Esther 2:1-4.  Ultimately Esther wins the beauty contest and becomes queen.

Ahasuerus Sends Vasthi Away CHAGALL (1960)

See http://www.greatatlantic.co.uk/chagall/7.html for the source of the above photograph of the lithograph.

Esther and Mordecai GELDER (1685)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/5005-esther-and-mordecai-aert-de-gelder.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Esther BENOUVILLE (1844)

See http://www.terminartors.com/artworkprofile/Benouville_Francois-Leon-Esther for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Esther is Introduced to Ahasuerus Rembrandt (c. 1665)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/large/91.html for the source of the above photograph of the pen and brush drawing.  See, also, Esther 2:15-17.

Haman Prepares to Honour Mordecai REMBRANDT (ca. 1665)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/large/93.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a brief description.  See, also, Esther, Chapter 6.

 Mordecai is led through the city by Haman AZOR masters (ca. 1430)

See http://www.artbible.info/art/large/334.html for the source of the above photograph of the illumination. Esther 6:11.

Esther learns from Mordecai that Haman, an officer of the king, plans to kill all the Jews. Having seen what happened to Vashti when she displeased the king, it would make sense that she was frightened to appear before the king, without his request, to reveal the plan to kill her people.  In fact, to this time, the king doesn’t know that she is a Jew.  She devises a plan to invite both the king and Haman to a banquet where she will reveal the threat to herself and her people.  Esther 7.

Esther and Ahasuerus GHERARDI (1643–1704)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/27788-esther-and-ahasuerus-gherardi-filippo.html for the above photograph of the painting.

 Esther before Ahasuerus TINTORETTO (1547-48)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/17354-esther-before-ahasuerus-tintoretto.html for the source of the photograph of the painting.

Feast of Esther FRANCKEN, Frans II

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/10267-feast-of-esther-frans-ii-francken.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Punishment of Haman (detail) MICHELANGELO (1511)

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Ruth

Ruth gets an entire book devoted to her. 

Naomi Entreating Ruth and Opra to Return to the Land of Moab BLAKE

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1795-William-Blake-Naomi-entreating-Ruth-Orpah.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Ruth and Boaz FABRITIUS (1660)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/26967-ruth-and-boaz-fabritius-barent.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Ruth and Boaz POUSSIN (1660-1664)

See http://www.abcgallery.com/P/poussin/poussin106.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Boaz Casting Barley into Ruth’s Veil REMBRANDT (1645)

See http://www.rembrandtonline.org/Boaz-Casting-Barley-into-Ruth’s-Veil-c.-1645-large.html for the source of the above photograph of the line drawing.

It might be interesting to some that Ruth was not a Jew, but rather a Moabite (a modern Palestinian?) through whom Matthew traces Jesus’ lineage. It is also interesting to me that Matthew also links Jesus’ lineage through Joseph, although the notion of immaculate conception would deny that lineage through Joseph but would circumvent Joseph by an act of God. As I view it, it is an example of the inclusion of all in “God’s family,” who will be known, not by acclamation of “Father, Father,” but by their works.

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Samson

Judges 13:1-16:30 tells the story of Samson.  The Israelites do “evil in the sight of the Lord,” so they are punished by forty years’ rule by the Philistines.  The angel of the Lord appears to Manoah’s wife, who is baren and tells her she will have a child and they are never to cut his hair as a sign of their dedication of him to the Lord – known as a Nazirite.

Samson is a headstrong, rebelious youth, allthough they did not know that his actions fit God’s purposes.  He is enamored with the enemy’s women and often visits them.  On one occasion, as he is walking to visit his girlfriend, a Philistine; and he comes across a lion, which he tears apart with his hands.  Judges 14:5.

Samson and the Lion NICHOLAS OF VERDUN (1181)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/34856-samson-and-the-lion-nicolas-of-verdun.html for the above photograph of piece of guilt copper with enamel.

You may recall that when Samson marries the woman, he finds honey in the carcass of the lion that he slew.  At the wedding feast he proposes a riddle:

“Out of the eater, something to eat;
Out of the strong, something sweet.”

If the grooms’ thirty Philistine friends can solve it, Samson will give them each linen garments and a set of clothes; if they cannot, they will give him thirty of the same.  His bride wears him down with her constant nagging and whining; and Samuel (this is a weakness that he never gets over) finally relents to tell her the answer to the riddle.  She tells the Philistine friends and they win the wager.  Samson is furious and kills thirty Philistines and strips them of their linen garments to pay his wager. When he goes to claim his bride, her father confronts him, telling Samson that (presumably because Samson got distracted from his wedding by his desire for revenge), he gave her in marriage to Samson’s companion.  Judges 14:8-15:6.

Samson Accusing His Father-in-Law REMBRANDT (1635)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/36887-samson-accusing-his-father-in-law-rembrandt-harmenszoon-van-rijn.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Apparently, Samson has a weakness for feisty Philistinian women.  Samson falls for another, Delilah.  The Philistines press her to discover from Samson the source of his incredible strength.  She also wears him down with her constant nagging and whining; and so, again, he relents and tells her.  She tells her compatriot Philistines: cut his hair and he will lose his extraordinary strength.  Judges 16.

Samson and Delilah HONTHORST (1615)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/h/honthors/1/01samson.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

Smitten by love, passion, or both, Samson falls asleep on Delilah’s lap.  She signals the Philistines. Theys rush in, cut Samson’s hair, he loses his extraordinary powers, they put out his eyes and imprison him.

Samson and Delilah REMBRANDT (c. 1629/30)

See http://www.abcgallery.com/R/rembrandt/rembrandt100.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Samson and Delilah BOLDRINI (1540’s)

See http://www.arthermitage.org/Nicolo-Boldrini/Samson-and-Delilah.html for the source of the above photograph of the woodcut.

The Blinding of Samson REMBRANDT

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rembran/painting/biblic1/samson.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and a description.

After some time, locked up in prison and forgotten, Samson’s hair grows back.  Upon an occasion calling for celebration, the Philistines remember Samson and they bring him to the celebration to torment him as they feast and celebrate.  Samson asks one tending him to place his hands on the pillars of the hall so that he can rest upon them.  He has regained his strength, he pushes the columns, and they collapse, bringing the roof down upon himself and the finest Philistine’s men.  My mother would again conclude from this story that God uses ordinary people, like ourselves, “to His purposes,” despite our weaknesses, indeed, in spite of ourselves.

Samson Overturns the Columns CHAGALL (1958)

See http://www.georgetownframeshoppe.com/img/chagbib59.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the etching.

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Other Stories of Moses

Numbers further accounts for the wanderings of the Israelites under the leadership of Moses, with details that are not found in Exodus.  For example,  did you remember that at one point in the desert the people began to stone Moses and Aaron?  Numbers 16:1-5; 16-21; 28-35 tells us that Korah rebelled against Moses, and was punished for his rebellion the earth opens and swallowed all the rebels.  Some Israelites of the Dathan and Abiram clans object to Moses for the punishment of Korah.  God then commands Moses to depart from the multitude and God  smites 14,700 men with plague, as punishment for their objection.

The Punishment of Korah and the Stoning of Moses and Aaron BOTTICELLI (1481-1482)

See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Botticcelli,_Sandro_-_The_Punishment_of_Korah_and_the_Stoning_of_Moses_and_Aaron_-_1481-82.jpg for the source of the photograph of the above painting.

The Brazen Serpent MICHELANGELO (1511)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/michelan/3sistina/5spandre/10_4pe4.html for the source of the above photograph of the frescoe in the Sistine Chapel.

Scenes from the Life of Moses BOTTICELLII (1445 – 1510)

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At Sinai, The Mountain of God

Exodus 19 tells us that Moses and the Israelites went into the Sinai Desert and approached Mount Sanai, the Mountain where God would descend to talk with Moses and give him the tablets of law.

Mount Sinai EL GRECO (1541-1614)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/greco_el/03/0303grec.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.  El Greco had his own unique style in which he anticipated aspects of Van Gogh, Cezanne, Abstract art and Expressionism,and yet he reflects his own time transitioning to the Baroque dramatic use of light and form.

Moses ascends the mountain and is given the Ten Commandments and the rest of the law.  Exodus 20-31.

Moses With the Tables of the Law RENI (c. 1624)

See http://www.friendsofart.net/en/art/guido-reni/moses-with-the-tables-of-the-law for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Moses is gone so long that the people grow wrestless.  Again, they complain.  They backslide into idolatry, building for themselves a golden calf to worship.  Exodus 32.

Worship of the Golden Calf FRANCKEN II (Early Seventeenth Century)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/10270-worship-of-the-golden-calf-frans-ii-francken.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.  For an interesting story about the ambiguity of the person of Francken II, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francken.

Moses and the Golden Calf BECCAFUMI (1486-1551)

See http://www.terminartors.com/artworkprofile/Beccafumi_Domenico_di_Pace-Moses_and_the_Golden_Calf for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Moses Smashing the Tablets of the Law REMBRANDT (1659)

See http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_223626/Rembrandt-Van-Rijn/Moses-Smashing-the-Tablets-of-the-Law for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Moses and the Tablets of the Law CHAGALL (1887-1985)

See http://www.spaightwoodgalleries.com/Pages/Chagall_Exodus.html for the source of the above photograph of the lithograph.  See http://www.spaightwoodgalleries.com/Pages/Chagall_coming_attractions.html for a summary of the work and artistic significance of Chagall.

Moses Shows the Elders the Tablets of the Law CHAGALL

See http://www.biblical-art.com/artwork.asp?id_artwork=22831&showmode=Full for the source of the above photograph of the lithograph.

See http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/michelangelo-moses for Michalengelo’s Moses and expert commentary on the relation of the subject of these paintings:  Moses and the Ten Commandments.

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The Jews in the Desert

Exodus 16 tells us that after their second deliverance from Pharaoh, the Israelites enter the desert.  They are hungry and immediately they begin to complain, yet again, in verse 3:

“Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”

The Gathering of the Manna  BOUTS (ca. 1410/1420-1475)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/7575-the-gathering-of-the-manna-dieric-the-elder-bouts.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.  What is the figure seeming to kindly look down upon the Jews from a luminous break in the clouds?  Jesus?  God?  What was Bout’s purpose in including it in the painting?

The Jews in the Desert TINTORETTO (1518,-1594)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/t/tintoret/5_1580s/2desert.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and an analysis.

Jews Gathering the Manna in the Desert POUSSIN (1594-1665)

See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poussin,_Nicolas_-_The_Jews_Gathering_the_Manna_in_the_Desert_-1637_-_1639.jpg for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Exodus 17:3 tells us that the people became thirsty and again complain:

“And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”

 Moses Striking the Rock BASSANO (1557-1622)

See http://www.terminartors.com/artworkprofile/Bassano_Leandro-Moses_Striking_the_Rock for the source of the photograph of the painting.

Moses Drawing Water from the Rock TINTORETTI (1577)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/39994-moses-drawing-water-from-the-rock-tintoretto.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

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