The Bible In Paintings 58: JESUS' SERMON ON THE MOUNT

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

[faucetman]

All paintings, depictions, statues of our Lord Jesus Christ are blasphemy. They are idol worship and they are specifically forbidden.

A perfect example of this is the Catholic crucifix vs an empty cross. A crucifix is a graven image.

https://www.compellingtruth.org/graven-image.html

(remember, Don’t flame me, I don’t read or respond to comments and I really don’t care what you think.)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Well, you certainly opened your faucet upon this thread--I hope it's not merely a sign of incontinence. Thanks for stopping by.

Cannot tell if you're a true believer from your brief diatribe, nor have you indicated as much on your blank home-page, despite having twelve years in which to do so. But I hope sincerely that you are indeed, so that someday in heaven we can share a good laugh about all this.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Like Red’s surprise over Van Gogh, I was unaware that Gauguin undertook biblical themes.

[etabeta]

Jacob wrestling the angel is the only one I know.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Hmmmmmmm. I’ll keep my eyes peeled (ouch!).

[spankalib]

Thanks you guys!

[Maudeen]

I don’t believe the Sermon on the Mount is preached much these days.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Welp, buckle up and hang on, because The Bible in Paintings series will spend the next three days doing exactly that.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

I glanced through the pictures comparing them to my experience on the Mount (or near to it) when I was in Israel.

Tissot pretty much nailed it. There were olive and acacia trees there and taller grass (knee high), but he got the black basalt rocks scattered on the hill right. Very convenient for sitting and listening.

Our pastor stood at the bottom of the hill and lectured up at us, 50-60 on the tour, and we heard him clearly from a hundred feet away.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Sweet. And yet one more verification of Tissot’s reliability.

[Oil Object Insp]

1 and 24 are the same painting, 1 is just a closeup of the full, wide painting. I always wish there was more background painted in the Bloch. As I have always image once Christ began speaking that the crowd would have moved up and closer to him while he spoke.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Had I noticed, I would have juxtaposed them, although Velazquez seems to have attempted some sleight-of-hand, in that several sites clearly attributed it to Bloch. Perhaps she felt as you did and simply expanded it.

The crowd drawing closer, as you surmise, is certainly possible; one hopes they approached not merely physically but spiritually, too. Depending on the crowd's size and the available acoustics, Jesus and the Spirit may have finagled some supernatural amplification for the occasion. A visitor to our church who spoke only German heard the sermon in her own language--God does whatever it takes.