The Bible In Paintings, #91: MISCELLANY 4

Bing Images | c. 2200 BC -- c. 95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

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FILLING GAPS

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ART-WORKS CONTINUALLY SURFACE
after-the-fact, pieces not seen earlier when gathering up everything on a given Bible passage. Frequently now I’m finding new sites to explore—well, “finding” should read “being led to”—and often they contain new pearls.

So, here are these fresh findings, unrelated to one another and presented chronologically. Viewing them will be rather like walking through a Biblical art museum with dozens of uncategorized offerings: no overarching theme except Christ as Savior and Lord.

This is the fourth of such “retrospectives” in our long journey through Scripture. It seems almost inevitable that there will be more.

Not a one of these 30 images is in any Bible; but the Bible inspired them, they inspire me, and I hope they inspire you.

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1
by ANDREA SACCHI
“Triumph of Divine Wisdom”

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2
by CAVALIERE D'ARPINO
“Expulsion from Paradise”

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3
by PIER FRANCESCO MOLA
“Expulsion from Paradise”

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4
by BARTOLOMEO MANFREDI
“Cain slaying Abel”

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5
by PIETER LASTMAN
“Lamentation over the Body of Abel”

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by CAMILLO PROCACCINI
“Drunkenness of Noah”

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by PIETER LASTMAN
“Abraham's Journey to Canaan”

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by GUERCINO
“Lot and his Daughters”

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by SIMON VOUET
“Lot and his Daughters”

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10
by GUERCINO
“Abraham rejects Hagar and Ishmael”

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by CIRO FERRI
“Abraham expelling Hagar and Ishmael”

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12
by FRANCESCO COZZA
“Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness”

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13
by PIETER LASTMAN
“Hagar and the Angel”

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14
by SIMONE CANTARINI
“Archangel Michael with Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness”

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15
by DOMENICHINO
“Abraham leading Isaac to Sacrifice”

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16
by GIOVANNI DOMENICO CERRINI
“Rebecca at the Well”

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17
by DOMENICO GARGIULO
“Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well”

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18
by DOMENICO GARGIULO
“Meeting of Isaac and Rebecca”

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19
by CIRO FERRI
“Reconciliation of Jacob and Laban”

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20
by LAZZARO BALDI
“Joseph and Potiphar's Wife”

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by CIRO FERRI
“Joseph and Potiphar's Wife”

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22
by Anonymous Flemish artist
“Pharoah's Dream”

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by PIER FRANCESCO MOLA
“Joseph reveals himself to his Brothers”

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24
by ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT
“Joseph and his Brothers”

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25
by DOMENICO FETTI
“Moses before the Burning Bush”

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26
by JACOPO VIGNALI
“Balaam's Ass and the Angel”

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27
by Anonymous artist
“Moses and the Brazen Serpent”

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28
by GUIDO RENI
“Triumph of Samson”

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29
by PADOVANINO
“Samson and Delilah”

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30
by GIULIO CESARE PROCACCINI
“Samson and the Philistines”

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R E S O U R C E S

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Here are links to compendia of three masters
who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
(241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours)

JAMES TISSOT

Finally, here are links to the
PREVIOUS 90 POSTS IN THIS SERIES

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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!

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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA

Q u a l i t y The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art:
this is The Bible in Paintings, not “Great Paintings” nor even “Good Paintings.” So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don’t need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby’s. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm asking the Holy Spirit to guide. Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

P a c i n gThe pace may seem glacial to those eager to see their favorite events. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence; if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic. But where there is no art, that Bible passage goes untold here. The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing. Always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I’m just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.

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[Hebrews 11:6]

At the Holy Spirit's prompting, I am surveying "Bible art" to give God glory, as many of these artists have done, and for my own amusement and learning; and I thought others might enjoy it and be blessed by it, too. My plan is to proceed methodically from left-to right, Genesis to Revelation, as the Lord wills. Back soon with another.

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).

[Hebrews 11:6]

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F o r . . y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

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[Ezekiel]

#23 is excellent: “Joseph reveals himself to his Brothers”, and behold! The Washington Monument is in the background. :)

What really caught my eye was your comment right out the gate:

ART-WORKS CONTINUALLY SURFACE after-the-fact, pieces not seen earlier when gathering up everything on a given Bible passage.

Jewish traditions pertaining to Jacob's blessing his sons (Gen 49) run along the lines that Jacob knew the time of the end and was about to reveal it to his sons, but either

1) the info was suddenly erased from his mind, or that
2) knowing it was going to be a verrrry long time, he decided he'd better not say lest he demoralize everybody, instead encoding the info along the way as he blessed them.

I'm just trying to summarize the general ideas, not choosing from the various opinions. Yet in taking them together (along with your remarks), here's a sure word of prophecy with different Hebrew words for the gathering:

Gen 49

1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

More gathering is described at the end of the blessings/end of the chapter.

It's a work of art from the Master of Masters.

More parallel concepts (and scenery) found over at this place:

Althing

It's a round the world grand tour with this stuff -- always another excellent adventure though history (and art!)

[Hebrews 11:6]

I will re-read Genesis 49 with an eye toward your comments, and I already followed your link to Althing. Please explain plainly how Iceland’s Parliament connects to Jacob’s vision.

[stars & stripes forever]

Am enjoying your thread immensely. Keep sharing these Biblical treasures! Thank you.

[Ezekiel]

It's the general picture painted by the info... "longest running parliament in the world" (place of the giving of the Law), the name and its function - the gathering all "things" (at the "assembly" fields), not to mention its on an isolated island of God-given beauty, with waterfalls in every direction (water is a metaphor for the Torah, i.e. the Law). It's a place where the stones live - black lava covered in glowing green moss, etc.

It's an excellent adventure, where there is always something to ponder, gather, glean. No shortage of material, regardless of dimension. Has to be lived, soaked up on a one-on-one basis to make direction connections.

It's like the worn cliche about giving a man a fish, or teaching him how to fish.

The USS Backyard is calling to me for some quality hands-on time. :)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Keep sharing these Biblical treasures!

My full intention, subject to our Lord's will. So glad it resonates with you.

[etabeta]

Thank you again for an excellent thread!

[Hebrews 11:6]

I liked it, too. LOL

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Thanks again. Quick comments and impressions:

The seduction of Lot by his daughters: I assumed they gave him wine until he passed out and then they seduced him in the middle of the night. The phrase is: “He did not know when they lay down or when they rose up.”

Genesis 19:33 That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

34 The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Last night I slept with my father. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.” 35 So they got their father to drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

The chaos of Samson killing 1,000 Philistines with the jawbone of an ass is captured perfectly by Capoccini.

The ongoing use of European clothing and beauty styles in these pictures continues to amuse me. I like seeing Sarah with the huge French hat on the donkey.

Rebecca is portrayed very beautifully, even if she doesn’t look Semetic. There were red-haired genes in the family, so it’s not out of the question.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

I forgot to mention Hagar and Ishmael. Isaac was born when Ishmael was 13 and Sarah was cast out afterward.

This is the second time Hagar was cast out. When she was pregnant with Ishmael she got uppity and ran away. Gen. 16. The angel of the Lord appeared to her and told her to go back. Hagar then called God, The Lord Who Sees Me.

The pictures with Ishmael show the second expulsion by Abraham. From Genesis 21, this was on Isaac’s weaning day, which would be 2 or 3 years old. So Ishmael would be 16 or so.

None of the pictures show Ishmael as a lanky teenager. Hagar herself goes from him so she would not see him die. But God blesses Ishmael too.

Gen. 21:15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, “I cannot watch the boy die.” And as she sat there, she[c] began to sob.

17 God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

19 Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

[PfromHoGro]

Vouet’s “Lot & his Daughters” might as well be named “Biden at a Grip & Grin”.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I could be irate at the way my Lord’s Word is abused by so many artists, but soon I would burn out. So I settle for chagrined and post them anyway. It does give me, though, a taste of what He endures daily from every human on the earth. That He foreknew that and created us regardless is a large source for my praise of Him.

[Hebrews 11:6]

On a serious note, it was a tough call for me whether to post that very suggestive painting at all. The enormous and prominent wine-jug clinched it, as did the knowledge that Lot had repeatedly demonstrated a reprobate character: in that sense it is realistic, even though it takes enormous liberties with the text.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“I could be irate at the way my Lord’s Word is abused by so many artists, but soon I would burn out. “

I assume ignorance of the exact words of scripture is normal in artists of all times, as it is today of the majority of people.

The fact the artists go to the great effort of creating a work of art shows at least interest in the Biblical story and likely a passion or a desire to teach it to others.

Our words do not have to be perfect for God to use us. Nor do the artists have to be perfect in composition or execution.

Regarding lewd and lascivious pictures, that is oddly appropriate for Lot and his daughters, since they came from Sodom. Although Lot may have sought the Lord in his heart, his works were influenced by his surroundings, as were his daughters.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Well stated.

[Maudeen]

“I could be irate at the way my Lord’s Word is abused by so many artists, but soon I would burn out. “

It does make one pause to remember exactly what the Scripture says and do a quick look up if in doubt.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Before beginning this series in June, the fidelity of artists as a group to Scripture had never even occurred to me as a potential issue. It has been a rude awakening and one of my keenest disappointments.

I infer that you're making the application personal and ever so subtly reminding me to do so, too. Thank you, Pat: point well taken. You are indeed a good friend.