I am amused by how artists dress the people in their paintings in whatever clothing is in style at the time of the painting's creation..................
Posted on 09/24/2020 6:07:30 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!
But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is coming soon. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year’s viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.
Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: “Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast.” Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I’ve ever spent (I don’t recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 42 years ago).
Thus, the song, “Glean On Me”.........................
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At least there’s no candy bar....................
In Jamaica, if you have a fruit tree in your FRONT yard, ANYBODY is allowed to come and pick it’s fruit, no questions asked....................
I am amused by how artists dress the people in their paintings in whatever clothing is in style at the time of the painting's creation..................
Nice collection.
Never occurred to me Ruth was overtly sexy.
As to the clothing: like you, it amuses me, too. My supposition is, without photography and the internet, they had limited knowledge about ancient foreign customs and just painted what they knew contemporaneously and locally.
The text certainly neither states nor implies it. Sex sells. In post #87 in fives days I’ve collected all the stained glass and sculptures, and two of the well-attributed statues show her topless. At first I omitted them, but finally I relented and decided to let the viewers judge for themselves. But, I may yet change my mind again....
Verrrry interrrrrresting! I was grabbed by pictures 2, 10 and 15, just because of the apparent lack of discernment and/or decorum of the artists. Number 2 with a breast peeking out from the folds of her robe. Number 10, which is very lovely, except for her see-through blouse; which I don’t think existed in those days. And number 15, with her robe actually undone and standing open suggestively. If I left myself go, I could be as boorish and salacious as the next guy. But I do not believe the subject matter in this instance should lead the observer off in a risque’ direction. FWIW.
Not just Jamaica.
Broward County too! :-)
In case anyone is interested, I'm ready to explain why I included them, or indeed the statues I mentioned above.
Used to live there!....................
Me Too. And i had a VERY POPULAR Mango Tree in my front yard. LOL.
I have tangerine trees and orange and lemon trees just now starting to bear.
I also have a ‘bitter orange’ tree by the road that people have picked from, but not more than once. The fruit is so sour that it makes a lemon taste sweet. They leave my other trees alone....................
My neighbor had a fig tree that poked through the fence.
Anything on MY side of the fence was fair game. LOL!
I have three fig trees, but have to be quick to harvest any, else the squirrels, birds and rats get them!
The thing about the bitter orange is they look great, they even smell great, but bite into one and it’s so sour your eyeballs will shrink back into your head!..................
That’ll show ‘em! :-)
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