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The Bible In Paintings 17 — LOWLY SHEPHERDS ARE THE FIRST TO SEE THE SAVIOR! Part 1
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Posted on 04/22/2021 5:46:16 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
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THE OLD TESTAMENT GENESIS GOD CREATING ADAM GOD CREATING EVE THE TEMPTATION OF ADAM & EVE ADAM & EVE HIDING FROM GOD GOD BANISHES ADAM & EVE CAIN AND ABEL GOD'S FLOOD & NOAH'S ARK THE TOWER OF BABEL GOD CALLS ABRAM ABRAM RESCUES LOT; MELCHIZIDEK SARAI, HAGAR & ISHMAEL ISAAC, THE SON OF THE PROMISE SODOM AND GOMORRAH GOD TESTS ABRAHAM ABRAHAM FINDS ISAAC A WIFE! JACOB & ESAU, Part 1 JACOB & ESAU, Part 2 JACOB & ESAU, Part 3 JOSEPH – DREAMS, AND REALITY JOSEPH – EGYPT, OR BUST! JOSEPH AIDS PHARAOH JOSEPH AIDS HIS BROTHERS EXODUS GOD PREPARES MOSES LET MY PEOPLE GO! PASSOVER! EXODUS! STAINED GLASS INTERLUDE - AMIENS STAINED GLASS INTERLUDE – CHARTRES PARTING THE RED SEA REJOICING IN SONG! MANNA! WATER FROM THE ROCK! Mt. Sinai #1 – GOD SHOWS OFF Mt. Sinai #2 – MOSES CLIMBS Mt. Sinai #3 – 10 COMMANDMENTS! Mt. Sinai #4 – 10 COMMANDMENTS! Mt. Sinai #5 – 10 COMMANDMENTS! Mt. Sinai #6 – 10 COMMANDMENTS! THE GOLDEN CALF, Part 1 THE GOLDEN CALF, Part 2 GOD SHOWS MOSES HIS GLORY MISCELLANY THE ARK OF THE COVENANT THE TABERNACLE LEVITICUS AARON’S CONSECRATION NADAB & ABIHU, TOASTED THIS & THAT NUMBERS Want PLAGUE with Your QUAIL? A SPY STORY KORAH’S SINKING FEELING AARON’S FINAL ADVENTURES THE BRONZE SNAKE, & THE CROSS JESUS EXPLAINS THE BRONZE SNAKE “GREATEST HITS” BALAAM AND HIS TALKING DONKEY MOSES ENTERS REAL PROMISED LAND JOSHUA RAHAB AND THE TWO SPIES ISRAELCROSSES THE JORDAN RIVER ISRAEL MARCHING AROUND JERICHO GOD FLATTENS JERICHO PAINTED BIBLES!!! – THE BOOK OF KELLS PAINTED BIBLES! LINDISFARNE GOSPELS PAINTED BIBLES!!! – HODGEPODGE SPECIAL EDITION – BEST COMMENTS! JUDGES THE SUN STANDS STILL! DEBORAH AND BARAK WIN A WAR JAEL'S TENT-PEG THRU NOGGIN TRICK GIDEON 1: ANGEL, ALTAR, FLEECE GIDEON 2-CHOICE TRUMPETS TRIUMPH GOD PROMISES SAMSON’S BIRTH SAMSON’S LION SAMSON GETS A WIFE: MARRIED LIFE! SAMSON LOSES WIFE, GETS REVENGE SAMSON’S TROPHIES SAMSON AND DELILAH, Part 1 SAMSON AND DELILAH, Part 2 SAMSON’S FINAL REVENGE MISCELLANY 2 MISCELLANY 3
| RUTH RUTH, Chapter 1 RUTH CLINGS TO NAOMI RUTH GLEANS BOAZ CARES FOR RUTH RUTH PROPOSES, BOAZ ACCEPTS! BOAZ REDEEMS & WEDS RUTH: OBED! RUTH ART “SPECIALTIES” 1st SAMUEL HANNAH’S MISERY, AND HER PRAYER HANNAH’S MIRACLE SON, SAMUEL SAMUEL IN THE LORD’S HOUSE WITH ELI MISCELLANY 4 ARK, ARK — WHO’S GOT THE ARK? ARK, ARK — ISRAEL’S GOT THE ARK! STAINED GLASS EXTRAVAGANZA!!! Part 1 STAINED GLASS EXTRAVAGANZA!!! Part 2 ISRAEL DEMANDS A KING, GETS SAUL GOD REJECTS ISRAEL’S NEW KING SAMUEL MEETS DAVID SAMUEL ANOINTS DAVID AS KING SAUL HIRES A HARPIST DAVID AND GOLIATH DAVID OR GOLIATH DAVID'S BIG, FAT HEAD SAUL ATTACKS DAVID DAVID RUNS FOR HIS LIFE DAVID SPARES SAUL’S LIFE – TWICE! DAVID, ABIGAIL, AND NABAL THE FOOL FEARFUL SAUL CONSULTS A WITCH SAUL DIES, JUST AS FORETOLD 2nd SAMUEL DAVID, THE NEW KING DAVID JOYOUSLY RETRIEVES THE ARK DAVID AND BATHSHEBA – & URIAH DAVID MURDERS TO COVER ADULTERY AMNON RAPES HIS SISTER TAMAR ABSOLOM MURDERS AMNON ABSALOM OVERTHROWS DAVID ABSALOM’S DEATH 1st KINGS WHO SUCCEEDS DAVID AS KING? DAVID IN STAINED GLASS MISCELLANY 5 GREATEST HITS! Volume 2 GOD WISES UP SOLOMON, Part 1 GOD WISES UP SOLOMON, Part 2 GOD WISES UP SOLOMON, Part 3 SOLOMON BEGINS GOD’S TEMPLE SOLOMON CONTINUES GOD’S TEMPLE SOLOMON FINISHES GOD’S TEMPLE THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, Part 1 THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, Part 2 THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, Part 3 REVIEW, GENESIS THRU SAMUEL, Part 1 REVIEW, GENESIS THRU SAMUEL, Part 2 SOLOMON’S 700 WIVES, ETC., ETC., ETC. ISRAEL DIVIDES FROM JUDAH GOD SENDS RAVENS TO FEED ELIJAH 1 GOD SENDS RAVENS TO FEED ELIJAH 2 A GENTILE WIDOW FEEDS ELIJAH ELIJAH RAISES THE WIDOW’S SON ELIJAH vs. BAAL’S 450 PROPHETS ELIJAH, RAINING AND RUNNING Part 1 ELIJAH, RAINING AND RUNNING Part 2 THE LORD APPEARS TO ELIJAH 2nd KINGS ELIJAH'S CHARIOT OF FIRE, Part 1 ELIJAH'S FIERY CHARIOT-RIDE, Part 2 ELIJAH'S FIERY CHARIOT-RIDE, Part 3 ELISHA'S MANY, MANY MIRACLES, Part 1 ELISHA'S MANY, MANY MIRACLES, Part 2 ELISHA'S MANY, MANY MIRACLES, Part 3 ELISHA'S MANY, MANY MIRACLES, Part 4 KING JEHU & JEZEBEL'S DEATH BLOODY KING JEHU & QUEEN ATHALIA BOY KING JOASH, DEAD QUEEN ATHALIA ISRAEL REJECTS GOD, GETS BANISHED ASSYRIANS vs KING HEZEKIAH HEZEKIAH'S ILLNESS & FOLLY KING JOSIAH FINDS GOD & HIS WORD BABYLON CONQUERS JUDAH 1st CHRONICLES DAVID & HIS MIGHTY MEN "PRAISE THE LORD IN THIS MANNER"
| EZRA THE JEWS RETURN FROM BABYLON 1 THE JEWS RETURN FROM BABYLON 2 NEHEMIAH THE JEWS RETURN FROM BABYLON 3 CHRISTMAS PROPHECIES THE CHARACTERS OF CHRISTMAS ESTHER THE KING CHECKMATES THE QUEEN ESTHER - IN THE HAREM, IN THE BED ESTHER, THE NEW QUEEN MORDECAI, HERO AND GOAT ESTHER – "IF I PERISH, I PERISH", Part 1 ESTHER – "IF I PERISH, I PERISH", Part 2 MORDECAI'S TRIUMPH ESTHER'S BANQUETS ESTHER FAINTS JOB GOD'S MAIN MAN: JOB JOB SUFFERS MRS. JOB MOCKS HIM JOB STILL HAS "FRIENDS" FRIENDS ACCUSE, JOB DEFENDS GOD INTERVENES, QUIZZES JOB PSALMS #8—HOW MAJESTIC IS YOUR NAME! #19–HEAVENS DECLARE GOD'S GLORY #22—"WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?" #23–THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD #65—PRAISE AWAITS YOU, OUR GOD #69–SAVE ME, O GOD #104-PRAISE THE LORD, MY SOUL #105-GIVE PRAISE TO THE LORD #136-HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER #147-SING PRAISES TO OUR GOD #148-PRAISE THE LORD PROVERBS SELECTED PROVERBS, Ch. 1-4 SELECTED PROVERBS, Ch. 6-24 SELECTED PROVERBS, Ch. 24-31 ECCLESIASTES A TIME FOR EVERYTHING SONG OF SONGS SONG OF SONGS—THE TEXT SONG OF SONGS—THE ART, 1 SONG OF SONGS—THE ART, 2 SONG OF SONGS—THE "ART", 3 ISAIAH THE DAY OF THE LORD "HERE AM I, SEND ME!" EZEKIEL Prelude–TRIBUTES TO EZEKIEL EZEKIEL'S FIRST VISION OF GOD THE FOUR LIVING CREATURES EZEKIEL'S VISION OF DRY BONES, 1 EZEKIEL'S VISION OF DRY BONES, 2 DANIEL Prelude - TRIBUTES TO DANIEL DANIEL & NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM INTO THE FIERY FURNACE, 1 INTO THE FIERY FURNACE, 2 GOD HUMBLES THE PROUD KING HANDWRITING ON THE WALL DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN, 1 DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN, 2 DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN, 3 DANIEL'S VISION OF FOUR BEASTS DANIEL'S VISION OF RAM & GOAT JONAH Prelude – TRIBUTES TO JONAH ANGRY JONAH COOLS OFF WITH A SWIM WHEN SWALLOWED, REPENT AND PRAY!!! GOD COMPLETES JONAH'S RESCUE JONAH PREACHES, NINEVEH REPENTS! THE "MINOR" PROPHETS THE TWELVE "MINOR" PROPHETS ZECHARIAH Prelude – TRIBUTES TO ZECHARIAH ZECHARIAH'S FIRST FOUR VISIONS GOLD LAMPSTAND & TWO OLIVE TREES ZECHARIAH'S FINAL FOUR VISIONS ZECHARIAH'S PROPHECIES OF JESUS OLD TESTAMENT REVIEW REVIEW 1 – GENESIS thru EXODUS REVIEW 2 – NUMBERS thru SAMUEL REVIEW 3 – 1st KINGS THRU MALACHI
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04/22/2021 5:48:46 AM PDT
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Hebrews 11:6
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To: Hebrews 11:6
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04/22/2021 6:22:12 AM PDT
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(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
To: Hebrews 11:6
Beautiful pictures. Thanks, Dan.
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04/22/2021 6:25:47 AM PDT
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(Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 33:12))
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04/22/2021 6:27:49 AM PDT
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Hebrews 11:6
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To: stars & stripes forever
There’s a second helping of them tomorrow, Debbie.
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04/22/2021 6:30:57 AM PDT
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Hebrews 11:6
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To: Hebrews 11:6
Many very beautiful paintings! Of note, the Ghirlandaio (#41), one of the greatest masters of the Early Italian Renaissance. The painting incorporates the journey of the Magi, seen in the distance on the winding road. Delicate beauty of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, the focal point of the painting. They are bathed in divine light emanating from within. The baby is on the edge of her mantle emphasizing the intimate relationship between mother and child and protecting him from the the small mound of wheat underneath, symbol of the Eucharist. The shepherd pointing to the child, his head turned to the other men, is a self portrait of Ghirlandaio himself. In the distance we see both Rome and Jerusalem, the two world empires, Hebrew and Roman, symbol of their power receding as the beginning of Christ’s new kingdom begins.
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04/22/2021 6:57:19 AM PDT
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etabeta
To: etabeta
Thanks to you, Alba, we now have a vivid understanding of that essay-disguised-as-a-picture. The only element I’m still curious about is that imposing stone trough. Its central prominence, inscription, and size all suggest to me that Ghirlandaio intended it as a symbol of a sarcophagus, looking ahead to the far end of the earthly sojourn of the Babe.
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04/22/2021 7:33:25 AM PDT
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Hebrews 11:6
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To: Hebrews 11:6; etabeta
Eta's baaaaack! Woot! Can I be the only one thinking; "Let's go on a 'field trip' to an art museum with eta!"?
I really enjoy the details you bring eta. Could the bird at the very bottom of the painting, close to Jesus, symbolize the Holy Spirit?
This scripture puts me in deep thought: "But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart." Just beautiful.
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04/22/2021 7:36:09 AM PDT
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spankalib
To: Hebrews 11:6
George de la Tour – #8 – so far ahead of his time! Simply beautiful. People probably heartily disapproved of his style at the time.
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04/22/2021 7:46:10 AM PDT
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Albion Wilde
("One steps out with actresses, one doesn't marry them."—Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)
To: Albion Wilde
Why would people have disapproved?
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posted on
04/22/2021 7:50:21 AM PDT
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Hebrews 11:6
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To: spankalib; etabeta
Alba is our Treasure-in-Residence. Accompanying her through a museum would be sensational, indeed.
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04/22/2021 7:53:16 AM PDT
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Hebrews 11:6
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To: etabeta; All
I placed Champaigne's last at #44 because it offers something the others do not: a realistic view of that situation's dynamics. Previously, Mary and Joseph received confirmations from angels and Elizabeth, but it had all been essentially
private.
Now, suddenly, a band of incredulous shepherds shows up, unannounced. Yes, Mary was worshiping Emmanuel, as the rest of the pictures are careful to note. But Champaigne registers her focus on this unexpected intrusion that all but declares, "Your lives will never be the same." Now, I wish I had gathered the handful of images which show her noticing the shepherds, and put them together at the end.
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04/22/2021 8:12:03 AM PDT
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Hebrews 11:6
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To: Hebrews 11:6
I found this:
Domenico Ghirlandaio was Italian but was influenced by Flemish painters (from the area of the Netherlands and Belgium). This is shown by the attention to details and the symbolic role of objects or people. Some of this symbolism is: the farthest city on the right is symbolic of Jerusalem; the dead tree is symbolic of its conquest; the left city is symbolic of Rome; on the left is a long procession of magi; the ox and donkey are symbolic of the Jews and Gentiles. There is an ancient stone coffin, symbolic of Jesus’ death with the inscription "Ense cadens soly mo Pompei Fulvi[us] augur Numen aitquae me conteg[it] urna dabit" referring to Fulvius, killed by Pompey the Great during the Roman conquest of Jerusalem, who prophesied that from a coffin a God will rise, a reference to the victory of Christianism over Paganism.
To: Hebrews 11:6
It can be interpreted as that, presage of a future event. I have also read that the Triumphal Arch on the road, honoring Cassius Pompey the Great, the sarcophagus and the classical columns commemorate humanistic achievements throughout history. I have been always interested in symbolism in art and it is a pastime of mine to research as much as I can. It completes the narrative.
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04/22/2021 8:23:00 AM PDT
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etabeta
To: spankalib; etabeta
Thanking you both. I think this is probably the single artwork most analyzed through this series’ 245 episodes.
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04/22/2021 8:28:23 AM PDT
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Hebrews 11:6
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To: spankalib; Hebrews 11:6
In Christian art, birds were used as symbol of the “winged soul”. It goes back to the ancient Egyptians. You noticed also the black birds turned away from the child Jesus. They symbolize the darkness of sin. The young Jesus is often portrayed holding a goldfinch, associating the Incarnation with the Passion.
Thank you for your kind words, I am no expert in art but a passionate amateur.
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04/22/2021 8:33:53 AM PDT
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etabeta
To: etabeta
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04/22/2021 8:37:35 AM PDT
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Hebrews 11:6
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To: Hebrews 11:6
It is a beautiful painting. Love the protective arm of Mary around her baby, Joseph pointing Jesus to the astonished shepherds, the poor sacrificial lamb with its feet tied (presage of the future sacrifice of the Christ?). The “private” event is no more, the story is now unfolding according to prophecy.
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04/22/2021 8:50:21 AM PDT
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etabeta
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04/22/2021 11:08:15 AM PDT
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xp38
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