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To: Hebrews 11:6

Love the Jan Steen. What a moment!


8 posted on 09/22/2021 11:25:00 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late." —Bob Dylan)
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To: Albion Wilde
I wondered if anyone would appreciate Steen's. Thanks.

By the way, it's now 500-1.

10 posted on 09/22/2021 11:43:56 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Watch "THE CHOSEN," about Jesus & the disciples He chose: https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen)
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To: Albion Wilde; Hebrews 11:6

I also like Jan Steen’s painting. He was considered a kind of a humorist artist but he treated this biblical event with respect, the composition is balanced and a mastery of color and light. The scene is in a place like a tavern; the two disciples are absorbed in thought and sadness, they have not yet realized that their companion is their beloved Master. After he talks to the disciples, Christ’s evanescent form recedes through the door.


11 posted on 09/22/2021 2:37:35 PM PDT by etabeta
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To: Albion Wilde; etabeta

Steele emphasizes Jesus’ disappearance, which was simultaneous with their first recognition of His identity. Had Jesus lingered, they would have been all over Him, and their intense interaction with Him then would have overwhelmed the extensive lessons He had given them. Their three or four hours with the risen Lord were about the lessons, rather than the hugs.


12 posted on 09/22/2021 3:19:04 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Watch "THE CHOSEN," about Jesus & the disciples He chose: https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen)
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