The Bible In Paintings, #22: MAGI FOLLOW THE STAR TO BABY JESUS

c.2,200 BC - c.95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

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THE MAGI

FOLLOW

THE STAR TO

BABY JESUS

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MATTHEW 2
New International Version, emphases added
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		THEIR JOURNEY

MATTHEW Chapter 2

1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

by GISLEBERTUS
"It is from a capital in St. Lazare, Autun, France.
It depicts an angel lightly touching the hand of a Magus,
who is slowly waking up. With the other finger,
the angel points to the star."

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1 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAMES TISSOT
"The Magi Journeying"

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by BENOZZO DI LESE DI SANDRO GOZZOLI
"The Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem"

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3 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JEN NORTON
"Following A Higher Power"

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4 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAMES EDWIN MCCONNELL
"The Three Wise Men"

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by CATHY BAXTER
"The Wise Men Looking for the Star of Bethlehem"

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by MICHAEL TOREVELL
"Wise Men Came from the East"

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7 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by SARAH BATALKA
"Holy Night"

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8 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by SYDNEY GOODWIN
"Three Wise Men"

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9 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by RICHARD HOOK
"The Three Kings"

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10 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JANE TATTERSFIELD
"The Three Kings"

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by JANE TATTERSFIELD
"The Three Kings"

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by JANE TATTERSFIELD
"Three Kings"

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by DOUGLAS RAMSEY
"Wise Men from the East"

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by GUSTAVE DORÉ
"The Wise Men Guided by the Star"

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by ELIHU VEDDER
"Star of Bethlehem"

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22 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by BERNARDO PARENTINO
"Procession of the Magi"

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23 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by IAN HERRIOTT
"The Three Kings"

24 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by STEFANO DI GIOVANNI
"The Journey of the Magi"

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by BENOZZO GOZZOLI, 1461
"Procession of the Youngest King"

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by AUGUST VON WÖRNDLE, 1852
"Journey of the Magi with their Retinue"

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28 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE
"Wise Men Enquiring of the Birth of the King of the Jews"

		BEFORE HEROD

7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”

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29 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAMES TISSOT
"The Magi in the House of Herod"

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30 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"Magi Before Herod"

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by MATTEO DI GIOVANNI, 1490
"The Magi Before Herod"

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33 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"Herod the Great Receives the Magi"

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35 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by J. LE BRETON
"Three Wise Men Visit King Herod"
Cathédrale d’Amiens, France

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St Michael's, Cornhill, London, England

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38 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"The Three Magi before King Herod"
Salerno ivory

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"The Magi before Herod"
Troyes Cathedral, Champagne, France

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"The Magi before Herod"
Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy

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42 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"The Visit of the Magi to Herod"

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[Red Badger]

Gold, Frankincense and myrrh............Three very valuable commodities (and still are). God knew that the family would need funds in their upcoming trip to Egypt.....................

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz8y6FCiAPE&list=PLzT3p98dZivSXJGV1PcVRaoTT7WcULeup&index=4

My contribution to this thread! :-)

[Hebrews 11:6]

I agree, and it turned out to be a round-trip, too. One fine day we’ll be able to hear Joseph and Mary tell the fascinating tale of all their Many Adventures Raising Jesus..................

[Red Badger]

At the time, Egypt was just another province in the Roman Empire. Being a carpenter, Joseph could work anywhere. And they had other children to raise as well.....................

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thank you! My favorite. I just now bookmarked that link for my personal Christmas song collection. Merry Christmas!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Well, they soon would have, although there are some Catholics who disagree...............

[Red Badger]

LOL!............Don’t get me started!...............

[Hebrews 11:6]

God knew that the family would need funds in their upcoming trip to Egypt

And, although there are literally innumerable ways He could have provided that funding, in fact He chose to have it delivered from 600 miles at great hardship. When we need sustenance, how will He provide ours?

[Red Badger]

Check your door for ravens?....................

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If not one, but three, wise men can be inspired to travel a thousand kilometers across unfamiliar and bandit ridden territory in the dark on foot (hooves?), if tens of thousands fleeing Egypt survive wandering in the desert, if a few fish and loaves can feed a multitude, our sustenance will likely be provided.

How is an exercise left to the reader...

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thanks, Elijah.

[Red Badger]

LOL!.........................

[Hebrews 11:6]

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

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#25, the masterpiece of Benozzo Gozzoli, a fresco cycle covering the walls of the chapel of the Medici Palazzo in Florence. The procession of the Magi was a favorite subject of the Medici family. Gozzoli covered the four walls of the windowless chapel with fairytale landscapes, animals, figures and fabrics. He experimented with bright colors, gold and ultramarine which were of high cost to the Medici. It is a breathtaking vision of the vitality, wealth and diversity of the Florentine Renaissance.
The realism in Tissot’s Journey of the Magi is striking, the very rich color variations of the desert and mountains, the regal figures of the Magi, the animals, the light and shadows contribute to make this painting a masterpiece.
Thanks for adding the capital from St. Lazare Cathedral, a very special example of Romanesque art, a favorite of mine.

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A view of the Medici Chapel painted by Gozzoli.

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I have no sound!!!

[Hebrews 11:6]

You’ve commented and educated us admirably about the first three images above. When may we expect similar treatment of the other thirty-nine? Let’s go, girl!