The Bible In Paintings 76: JESUS VISITS MARY AND MARTHA

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

[Hebrews 11:6]

JESUS

VISITS

MARY &

MARTHA

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LUKE 10
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LUKE 10:38-42

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

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by DAVID LINDSLEY
"Mary and Martha"

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by JAN VERMEER
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

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by HAROLD COPPING
"Martha and Mary"

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by ALESSANDRO ALLORI
"Christ with Mary and Martha"
"OPTIMAM PARTEM ELEGIT" = "CHOSEN THE GOOD PART"

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by PAUL LEROY
"Jesus with Martha and Mary"

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by DIEGO VELAZQUEZ
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

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by MAURICE DENIS, 1896
"Martha and Mary"

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by PAOLO GEROLAMO PIOLA
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

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by WILLIAM BLAKE
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

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by JACOB JORDAENS
"Christ in the House of Mary, Martha and Lazarus"

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by JOHANN FRIEDRICH OVERBECK
"Christ with Mary and Martha"

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by CHARLES DE LA FOSSE
"Jesus at the Home of Martha and Mary"

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by CHARLES DE LA FOSSE
"Christ at the Home of Martha and Mary"

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by ALAN CARLSON
"Mary and Martha"

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by HENRYK HECTOR SIEMIRADZKI
"In the House of Martha and Mary "

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Detail

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by JAN STEEN
"Christ in the House of Mary and Martha"

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by JAN STEEN
"Christ in the House of Mary and Martha"

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by ORAZIO GENTILESCHI
"Martha Reproving her Sister Mary"

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by JEAN-BAPTISTE JOUVENET
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

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by CORNELIS DE VOS
"Christ in the House of Mary and Martha"

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by ERASMUS QUELLIN II
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

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by TINTORETTO
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

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by BERNARDINO LUINI
"Mary and Martha"

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by CLAUDE SAINT-PAUL II
"Christ with Martha and Mary"

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by WILLEM ADRIAENSZ KEY
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

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by Flemish School
"Christ in the House of Mary and Martha"

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by FRANS FRANCKEN II
"Christ in the House of Mary and Martha"

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by GERARD DE LAIRESSE
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

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by JOOS GOEIMARE
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

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by SIMON VOUET
"Christ in the House of Mary and Martha"

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by HE QI
"Martha & Mary"

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by VASCO FERNANDES, 1535
"Jesus in the House of Marta"

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by GIORGIO VASARI, 1540
"Gesù Cristo in Casa di Marta e Maria"

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by CORNELIS KRUSEMAN, 1853
"Christ in the House of Mary and Martha"

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by WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE
"Martha and Mary, with their
brother Lazarus and friend Jesus"

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by GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Jesus with Martha and Mary"

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by ANDREA VACCARO
"Martha Rebukes Mary"

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by JAN BRUEGEL and PETER PAUL RUBENS, 1628
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

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[Red Badger]

There sure were a lot of ‘Marys’ in Judea back then...............

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Good morning, Dan.

I like #5.

[Hebrews 11:6]

1. As I understand it, Mary is the Anglicized form of Miriam, and I presume parents were naming their daughters in honor of Moses' sister--hence, the popularity

2. Scholars are split whether Martha's sister Mary was the Magdalene; artists are also split, so I avoided painting-titles--though not the paintings themselves--claiming her as the Magdalene

[Hebrews 11:6]

I'm with you there, MarthaMary-Lou.

[wbarmy]

I have always wondered if Jesus would have done a fishes and loaves or Elisha type miracle if Martha had sat down next to Mary and listened.

The food bowl and water jug would have just kept being full as fishes were replaced as they were eaten and loaves would have multiplied and no one would have noticed till the teaching session was done.

[etabeta]

Vermeer (#2) painting is a very early work. If he had not signed his name on it, scholars would have argued that he was not the author. Very different painting techniques between this and his later works. His focus is only on the 3 figures.

Favorite is the Paul Leroy work (#5). He also spent two years in the Middle East. This painting was greatly admired by his own teacher and it received a coveted prize. The setting and atmosphere of the period is well presented in its ordinary, everyday simplicity. Love it!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Leroy’s seems to have so much depth-of-field to it! Looks more like a photograph—very striking.

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Indeed...that is a cool theory. :-)

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Leroy gets Real! :-)

[BenLurkin]

Wonderful. Thank you again for this wonderful threads.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Glad they’re working for you, Ben.

[Albion Wilde]

I agree that #5 by Paul Leroy is a stand-out, in terms of draftsmanship, composition, storytelling, historic accuracy of the house and furnishings, and perhaps the clothing as well (I question the availability of the snow-white fabric of Mary's garment, and even the saturated colors of Martha and Jesus' robes, but they do make a compelling visual statement).

In #6 by Diego Velazquez, I was struck by the focus on Martha's face, with its child-like struggle with jealous resentment, as well as by the image of the Master with Mary and the other student reflected in a wall mirror.

The lavishness of the crystal stemware pictured in Allessandro Allori #4 seemed out of place, but caused me to look up the history of crystalware. Surprisingly, lead-glass artifacts have been found pre-dating the life of Christ; but stemware? I'm thinking 16th century, according to Wikipedia's summary. The Mediterranean olive-grove agricultural style of living depicted most strikingly in #15 (also in 33, 38) is probably more accurate.

Again, the stained glass (41, 42,43), in their essential simplicity, are direct at telling the story, as well as beautiful.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I, too, was skeptical of the crystal (although I was too dull to extend my disbelief beyond the materials to the form); thanks for researching effectively and reporting.

[etabeta]

As I understand, wool could be bleached in the sun to achieve a white color. Other colors were obtained from plants, fruits, minerals, shellfish etc. It’s an ancient art and a fascinating subject. Here is a short article on textiles during the Middle Ages.

http://postej-stew.dk/2019/05/medieval-fabrics-part-2/

[Albion Wilde]

I'm aware of ancient fabric dying and bleaching; but Mary's robe in that painting is the artists' favorite titanium white—mineral-based, not animal- or plant-based, which would be a warmer white.

One of the substances ancients employed to accelerate bleaching was ammonia derived from urine, also in the "warm" color category.

All that said, it's still it's a great painting!

[Maudeen]

Too often we pull a Martha . . . majoring in the minors even in church.

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An oh-so-common malady. For example, in today’s thread on Jesus healing the crippled woman on the Sabbath, the leader seems to have had no self-awareness: How DARE you come to be healed ON THE SABBATH! Pick any other day! Ignoring completely both the MIRACLE and the MIRACLE-WORKER.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“2. Scholars are split whether Martha’s sister Mary was the Magdalene; artists are also split, so I avoided painting-titles—though not the paintings themselves—claiming her as the Magdalene”

Yes, one of the many disagreements. However, Mary of Bethany in my gospel studies for the past 35 years seems distinct from Mary Magdalene. That’s my opinion until Jesus returns.