The Bible In Paintings 57: THE FOUR EVANGELISTS

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

[Hebrews 11:6]

by JAN VAN BIJLERT
"St Matthew and the Angel"

MATTHEW,

MARK,

LUKE &

JOHN

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MATTHEW Ch. 1, 28 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham… "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

MARK Ch. 1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God….

LUKE Ch. 1 I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.

JOHN Ch. 20 …these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

		M A T T H E W

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by POMPEO BATONI
"St Matthew"

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by REMBRANDT
"St Matthew and the Angel"

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by KURT WENNER
"St. Matthew"

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by CARLO DOLCI
"St. Matthew Writing His Gospel"

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by IRISH SCHOOL
"Saint Matthew"

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by WILLIAM BLAKE
"St. Matthew"

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by VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE
"Saint Matthew"

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by CARAVAGGIO
"The Inspiration of Saint Matthew"

		M A R K

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by LOUIS CRETEY
"Saint Mark the Evangelist"

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by JOACHIM WTEWAEL
"The Evangelist Saint Mark"

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by RYSZARD SLECZKA
"Mark The Evangelist"

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by FREDERICK LYLE MORRIS
"St. Mark "

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by VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE
"Saint Mark the Evangelist"

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by GUSTAVE DELOYE, 1878
"Mark the Evangelist"

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by ANTON DOMENICO GABBIANI
"St Mark the Evangelist"

		L U K E

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by JOACHIM WTEWAEL
"The Evangelist Saint Luke"

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by ARTUS WOLFFORT
"Saint Lucas"

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by KURT WENNER
"St. Luke"

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by VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE
"Saint Luke the Evangelist"

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by IL PORDENONE
"Saint Luke the Evangelist"

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by THEODORIC OF PRAGUE
"Luke the Evangelist"

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by GIORGIO VASARI
"Saint Luke"

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by MICHAEL PACHER
"Evangelist's Symbol Ox"

		J O H N

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by VICTORINE NORDENSWAN
"St. John the Evangelist"

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by VLADIMIR BOROVIKOVSKY, 1807
"St John the Evangelist"

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by DOMENICHINO
"St John the Evangelist"

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by NICOLAS RÉGNIER
"St John the Evangelist"

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by POMPEO BATONI
"St John the Evangelist"

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by JUAN REXACH
"St John the Evangelist"

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by CLAUDE VIGNON, 1615
"St John the Evangelist"

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by GASPAR DE CRAYER
"St John Evangelist"

		THE FOUR EVANGELISTS

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by ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT, 1613
"The Four Evangelists"

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by PETER PAUL RUBENS, 1614
"The Four Evangelists"

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by GERRIT PIETERSZ
"The Four Evangelists"

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by ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT
"Four Evangelists Writing Gospels around a Table "

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by PIETER CLAEISSINS II
"The Four Evangelists"

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by PIETER AERTSEN
"The Four Evangelists"

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by VICTOR MIKHAILOVICH VASNETSOV
"The Son of God, The Word of God"

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by FRA BARTOLOMEO
"Christ with the Four Evangelists"

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by FRANS FRANCKEN The Younger
"The Pieta Surrounded By The Four Evangelists,
and Scenes from the Old Testament
including the Sacrifice of Isaac
and the Brazen Serpent"

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by BOOK OF KELLS
"Symbols of the Four Evangelists
(Clockwise from top left): a man (Matthew), a lion (Mark),
an eagle (John) and an ox (Luke)"

[Hebrews 11:6]

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[Red Badger]

I know in #10 St. Mark is supposed to be riding a LION, but it looks like the artist used his CAT as a model!.................

[left that other site]

Good Morning, Dan! :-)

I love the Celtic art in The Book of Kells.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I thought so, too—and I HATE cats. The first day I met my future wife I ventured my opinion of what should be the fate of all cats: “they should be put in gunny-sacks, taken out beyond the three-mile limit, and dumped.” I was unaware that she had five cats and a dog. She ended up with one husband and a dog.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I do, too: BOOK OF KELLS and LINDISFARNE GOSPELS

[etabeta]

And it is indeed a grand finale!Bravo! Here is another of John the Evangelist at Patmos by Dirk Bouts, one I love.

[Red Badger]

We had never owned a cat (nobody ever does, actually) until late last year.

We had a Chihuahua named Coco who had lived to be about 18 years old. She was so feeble, we had to take her out to do he business manually and hold her while she did.

One day, just before Coco died, a stray cat came up and while Coco was trying to do her business, the cat nuzzled her like they had been raised together all their lives. This was highly unusual for Coco who did not react at all! No cat was ever allowed to stay within 100 feet of the yard when Coco was healthy.

Coco died a couple of days later and the cat stayed with us ever since..........................

[Hebrews 11:6]

Sounds like God considerately intervened to provide you with a new pet to help assuage your grief. He knows not to try that with me....

[Red Badger]

I wasn’t big on cats, either, but this one seems to like me for some reason.......................

[Hebrews 11:6]

When—and if—we finally reach Revelation, I intend to include a big bunch of images similar to Bouts’, for it was in exile on Patmos, at 85+, that John penned it.

[Hebrews 11:6]

There’s no accounting for taste..............even cats’

[Maudeen]

I have two cats and two dogs. The two cats Big Bro and Lil’ Sis were dropped off and left by their mother 10 years ago. They have been a source of comfort especially since the passing of my parents 9 years ago. The dogs. . .Doogie and Doggie Dog (a 13 year old beagle who is miraculously alive) are among my best friends. You must have had an unfortunate experience with cats earlier in your life. Just remember God created them, too. (Smile)

[Hebrews 11:6]

It’s another question entirely exactly WHY He created them. My answer differs considerably from yours....

[Maudeen]

I’m not going to question God’s decision about what He placed in His Animal Kingdom. . . I mean what about lizzards, fleas, rats, etc. :)

[Hebrews 11:6]

As I say, I'm not questioning what but rather why--that is, their purpose. Cats have some utility, to be sure, as do lizards, rats and fleas--an excellent grouping in which to include cats, in my view. They have zero utility to me as pets.