The Bible In Paintings 28 — JESUS GROWS INTO A MAN

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

[Hebrews 11:6]

J E S U S

G R O W S

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

19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt 20 and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”

21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, 23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth.

LUKE, Chapter 2

39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

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"The Infant Jesus"

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by BARTOLOME ESTEBAN MURILLO
"The Christ Child Asleep"

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by WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Infant Jesus Saying His Prayers"

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by JULIUS FRANK
"Mary and Joseph with the Boy Jesus"

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by SVITOZAR NENYUK
"The Holy Family"

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by EMILE MUNIER
"Jesus"

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by FRANCISCO DE HERRERA the Elder
"St Joseph and the Christ"

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by BARTOLOMÉ ESTEBAN MURILLO, 1650
"The Holy Family with a Bird"

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by BARTOLOMÉ ESTEBAN MURILLO
"Holy Family with the Infant St John"

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by LUCAS CRANACH the Elder
"The Young Christ Adored by Saint John the Baptist"

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by SIMON DEWEY
"In Favor with God"

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by BARTOLOME ESTEBAN MURILLO
"Saint Joseph and the Christ Child"

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by EL GRECO
"Saint Joseph and the Christ Child"

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by MICHELANGELO MERISI DA CARAVAGGIO
"Madonna and Child with a Serpent"

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by FRA ANGELICO
"Detail of the Christ Child from the Madonna delle Ombre"

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by FRANCESCO CONTI
"Return to Nazareth"

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by BARTOLOME ESTEBAN MURILLO
"The Young Christ as the Good Shepherd"

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by ADAM ELSHEIMER
"St Joseph and the Christ Child"

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by JOSEF AUGUST UNTERSBERGER

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by GERRIT VAN HONTHORST

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by WALTER RANE
"The Child Grew and Waxed Strong in Spirit"

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by RAFAEL FLORES, 1857
"The Holy Family"

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by ORAZIO GENTILESCHI
"Young Jesus Sleeping on the Cross"

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by GEORGES DE LA TOUR
"St Joseph as the Carpenter with Child Jesus"

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by JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, 1849
"Christ in the House of His Parents"

"The painting depicts the young Jesus assisting Joseph in his workshop. Joseph is making a door, which is laid upon his carpentry work-table. Jesus has cut his hand on an exposed nail, symbolizing the stigmata and foreshadowing Jesus' crucifixion. Some of the blood has fallen onto his foot. As Jesus' grandmother, Anne, removes the nail with a pair of pincers, his concerned mother, Mary, offers her cheek for a kiss. Joseph examines Jesus' wounded hand. A young boy, who would later be known as John the Baptist, brings in water to wash the wound, prefiguring his later baptism of Christ. An assistant of Joseph, who represents Jesus' future Apostles, observes these events.

In the background of the painting various objects are used to further symbolize the theological significance of the subject. A ladder, referring to Jacob's Ladder, leans against the back wall, and a dove which represents the Holy Spirit rests on it. Other carpentry implements refer to the Holy Trinity…The sheep in the sheepfold seen through the door represent the future Christian flock." Wikipedia

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by HENRY OSSAWA TANNER
"Christ and His Mother Studying the Scriptures"

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by JEN NORTON
"Holy Family"

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"Christ Child with Passion Symbols"

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by CHRISTOPHER SANTER
"St. Joseph and Jesus"

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by WILLIAM LUBEROFF
"Jesus as a Youth"

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by TEREZIA SEDLAKOVA
"Holy Family Approaching Jerusalem"

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by JOHN ROGERS HERBERT
"Youth of Our Lord"

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by HAROLD COPPING
"Mary and Jesus"

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by WENDY BOOMHOWER
"The Child Grew and Waxed Strong in Spirit"

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by RONALD TEACHWORTH
"Mary Visits Jesus"

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by WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE
"Jesus Mary and Joseph in Nazareth"

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by ANTONIO DA CORREGGIO
"Young Christ"

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[Forgiven_Sinner]

Thank you for exposing me to this age range of art work, which I’ve never seen before.

[Hebrews 11:6]

It was fun, as was appending the age-guesses. God gave us a delight after yesterday’s horror.