The Bible In Paintings 6 – MARY VISITS HER COUSIN ELIZABETH, Part 1

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

[Hebrews 11:6]

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MARY'S

VISIT TO

COUSIN

ELIZABETH

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L U K E .. 1
New International Version, emphases added
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LUKE, Chapter 1

39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”

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by CARL BLOCH
"Mary and Elizabeth"

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by MIKE MOYERS
"The Visitation"

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by MICHAEL TOREVELL
"Mary visits Elizabeth:
'the child in my womb leaped for joy'"

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4 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by HAROLD COPPING
"Elizabeth"

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5 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PHILIPPE DE CHAMPAIGNE
"The Visitation"

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6 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by DOMENICO GHIRLANDAIO
"The Visitation"

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7 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by FEDERICO BAROCCI
"Visitation of the Virgin Mary to St Elizabeth"

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by JULIUS SCHNORR VON CAROLSFELD
"The Visitation of Mary and Elizabeth"

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by EVELYN DE MORGAN
"The Salutation"

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10 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by STEVE GAMBA
"Mary Visits Elizabeth"

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by GLORIA SSALI
"The Visitation"

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by SEAUX-N-SEAU SOILEAU
"The Visitation"

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by MYRNA MIGALA
"The Visitation"

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by DEBORAH NELL
"Mary and Elizabeth"

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by JULIE-ANN BOWDEN
"Mary and Elizabeth 2"

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16 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ANGIE ANDRIOT
"Mary and Elizabeth Bumping Bellies"

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17 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PELLEGRINO TIBALDI
"Visitation Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth"

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18 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by MAESTRO DE MIRAFLORES
"The Visitation"

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19 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by SPANISH SCHOOL
"The Visitation"

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21 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by MARX REICHLICH
"The Visitation"

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22 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by VICENTE MACIP
"The Visitation"

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23 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAN OLIVER-SCHULTZ
"The Visitation"

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24 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ALLIO JENNY
"The Greeting"

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26 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by REMBRANDT
"The Visitation"

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27 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by FEDERICO FIORI
"The Visitation"

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28 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JUAN DE VALDES LEAL
"The Visitation"

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29 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ANTONIO DE PEREDA
"The Visitation"

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30 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by RAFFAELLO SANZIO
"The Visitation"

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31 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PIERO DI COSIMO
"The Visitation"

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33 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GREG WILLITS
"Stained Glass Visitation"

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34 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by SISTER LAURA MCGOWAN
"The Visitation"

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35 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN
"Visitation of Mary"

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36 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAMES TISSOT
"The Visitation"

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Preview of
COMING
ATTRACTIONS

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,
MORE MARY
& ELIZABETH

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Good Morning, Dan! :-)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Hello, Sunshine! BTW, how was your Harley Hop?

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Lovely, as always.

Even a bad day on a Harley is better than a good day at work, but sometimes I combine the two, except when I have to bring a bass and amp.

[Hebrews 11:6]

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People have suggested a sidecar for Penny, but it changes the handling considerably.
I suspect a bass guitar and amp would be even worse, acting as a rudder or sail.

Nope, the bass and amp travel in the Mom-Car.

(((That’s a cute little rig though!)))

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Like James Tissot's rendition, maybe closer to reality. Loving medieval art, I am partial also to Rogier van der Weyden. Zacharias playing with the dog, the serene countryside, the tender gestures of both Elizabeth and Mary, are beautifully expressed by van der Weyden. Mary's robe is in blue signifying divinity,the red clothes of Elizabeth, in wonderful contrast, signify humanity.

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Thanks for adding the helpful explanations. Mary was still early in her pregnancy--Elizabeth was much further along, according to Gabriel--and artists generally don't seem to portray this disparity.

Thinking about her visit: It's remarkable how much traveling Mary did during her nine months: to Elizabeth, back home, to Bethlehem; then after delivering, the shorter walk to and from Jerusalem. Soon thereafter, all the way to Egypt, then finally 200 miles or so to Nazareth--and then annually to Jerusalem.

[etabeta]

I think in depicting the story, artists were more concerned in showing the pregnant figure than to be accurate. Elizabeth was already 6 month pregnant when Mary came to visit. If I recall, Mary stayed 3 months. It is a beautiful and touching story.

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Without actually stating it (6+3), Luke and the Spirit strongly imply Mary stayed until Elizabeth’s babe was born. Mary needed to see that it was born alive and indeed was male pursuant to the angels’ prophecies, in order to confirm Gabriel’s prophecy to her.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

I’m a little surprised of some of the depictions of Mary. She just conceived and yet is depicted as 6 months pregnant, like Elizabeth.

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I agree, as I noted in post #9.

If I were illustrating God's Word--as indeed I am in a way in this series--I would feel a heavy responsibility for accuracy, if I respected and feared God. If I were casual, perhaps motivated monetarily, not so much. I'm not judging them, just wondering about them.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

I believe we’ve previously mentioned that artists often portray the subject as directed by their patrons. They didn’t have full artistic freedom. Add in the general level of illiteracy and Biblical ignorance and we can explain most of the scriptural discrepancies.

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Still, that is my major disillusionment and disappointment from this series. Naive idealism crashing and burning.

I'll stop whining now. Better to light a candle....