The Bible In Paintings 14 – IT'S A BOY! Part 1

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[Hebrews 11:6]

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L U K E .. 2
New International Version, emphases added
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LUKE, Chapter 2

1In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.

4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
⁶ While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, ⁷ and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

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1 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by CARLO MARATTA
"Holy Night"

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2 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GERRIT VAN HONTHORST
"Adoration of the Baby"

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3 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GREG OLSEN
"The Holy Family"

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4 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by FEDERICO FIORI BAROCCI
"The Adoration of the Child"

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5 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by HAL FRENCK
"Nativity"

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6 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by HUGO HAVENITH
"In the Manger"

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7 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by LORENZO LOTTO
"The Nativity"

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8 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by FRANCOIS BOUCHER
"Madonna and Child"

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9 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by CORREGGIO
"Our Lady Worshipping the Child"

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10 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PIERRE LOUIS CRETEY
"The Nativity"

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11 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by EL GRECO
"The Nativity"

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12 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by EDWARD REGINALD FRAMPTON
"The Nativity"

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13 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by VICTOR PAUL MOHN
"Laid in a Manger"

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14 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JOHN LAUTERMILCH
"Mary and Jesus"

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15 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GIOVANNI BATTISTA SALVI DA SASSOFERRATO
"Madonna and Child"

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16 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by LORENZO COSTA
"The Nativity"

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17 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by SIEGFRIED DETLER BENDIXEN
"The Birth Of Christ"

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18 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by RON CHAMBERS
"Mother and Child"

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19 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by THERESA CANGELOSI
"Nativity in Black and White"

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20 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GEORGE ROSSIDIS
"Christmas Jesus Birth"

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21 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"Christmas Morn"

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22 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by TEREZIA SEDLAKOVA
"Holy Family - Christmas"

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23 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"Mary and Baby Jesus"

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24 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GARETH JOHNSON
"Vintage Baby Jesus Christmas Nativity"

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25 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by LAURA NAPOLI
"The Holy Family"

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26 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by MARY HAAS
"Emmanuel, God With Us"

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27 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by KAREN ADAMS
"Christmas Window by George Wood"

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28 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by SIMON VOUET
"Madonna and Child"

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29 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by TINTORETTO
"The Holy Family"

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30 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by DELTON GERDES
"Manger"

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31 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by BENJAMIN WEST, 1792
"The Nativity"

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32 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GRIGORY GAGARIN
"Christmas"

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33 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ANDREY MIRONOV
"Now God Was Born"

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34 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by VLADIMIR BOROVIKOVSKY
"Christmas"

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35 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GIUSEPPE ANTONIO PETRINI
"The Holy Family"

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36 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JOSEFA DE ÓBIDOS
"Nativity"

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37 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by NICOLAS POUSSIN, 1653
"Nativity"

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38 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by WALTER RANE
"Behold the Lamb of God"

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39 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by BARTOLOMEO MURILLO
"The Nativity"

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40 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
GIOVANNI BATTISTA GAULLI
"St Joseph with Christ Child"

41 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GIOTTO
"Birth of Jesus"

42 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by FRANCESCO DI GIORGIO
"The Nativity"

43 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by SANDRO BOTTICELLI
"The Mystical Nativity"

44 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GERARD DAVID
"Nativity"

45 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by HANS MEMLING
"Nativity"

46 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PETRUS CHRISTUS
"Nativity"

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47 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GIAMBATTISTA PITTONI
"Nativity"

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48 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAMES TISSOT
"The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ"

[Hebrews 11:6]

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[Hebrews 11:6]

MERRY
CHRISTMAS!

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Good Morning, Dan!

From the 1959 Movie “Ben Hur”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b654a_u474Q

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thank you, Mary-Lou! Have loved both book and movie—that one, not the silent with Ramon Novarro.

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I read the book YEARS ago, and tried in vain for over 20 years to find a used copy so I could read it again.

I refused to buy it online, because that would be “cheating”! LOL.

I finally found it in a Thrift Store, leather-bound, with full color plates and even a ribbon marker, and it looked as though it had never even been opened. For THREE DOLLARS!

The hunt was worth it. I’m glad I didn’t cheat.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Seems that perhaps you had some Help.

[etabeta]

Wonderful! In some paintings we see that the only light seems to emanate from the infant Jesus, a light so bright to illuminate the entire scene. In others, especially those from the early Netherlandish and Renaissance art, we see ruins all around, lot of symbolism there. With the birth of Christ, the old pagan world collapses in decaying ruins, it’s the promise of deliverance from a violent past, a sign of hope for humanity. Merry Christmas in April!

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Well-noted. I would add only "deliverance from a violent and sinful past".

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Thanks for the link! One of my favorite scenes in one of my favorite movies. The book was great too—considered by many to be the greatest American novel of the 19th century.

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I love the book too! :-)