The Bible In Paintings: MAGI FOLLOWING THE PROPHECY AND THE STAR

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The Bible In Paintings 2
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S WORD

MAGI FOLLOWING
THE PROPHECY
AND THE STAR

M A T T H E W
CHAPTER 2

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.”

1
GISLEBERTUS
"An angel lightly touching the hand of a Magus,
who is slowly waking up. With the other finger,
the angel points to the star."

2
JAMES TISSOT
"The Magi Journeying"

3
Source

4
JEN NORTON
"Following a Higher Power"

5
JAMES EDWIN McCONNELL
"The Three Wise Men"

6
CATHY BAXTER
"The Wise Men Looking for the Star of Bethlehem"

7
MICHAEL TOREVELL
"Wise Men Came from the East"

8
SARAH BATALKA
"Holy Night"

9
SYDNEY GOODWIN
"Three Wise Men"

10
RICHARD HOOK
"The Three Kings"

11
JANE TATTERSFIELD
"The Three Kings"

12
JANE TATTERSFIELD
"The Three Kings"

13
JANE TATTERSFIELD
"The Three Kings"

14
DOUGLAS RAMSEY
"Wise Men from the East"

15
GUSTAVE DORÉ
"The Wise Men Guided by the Star"

16
Source

17
Source

18
ELIHU VEDDER
"Star of Bethlehem"

19
BERNARDO PARENTINO
"Procession of the Magi"

20
IAN HERRIOTT
"The Three Kings"

21
STEFANO DI GIOVANNI
"The Journey of the Magi"

22
HANS THOMA
"Three Magi on the Way to Bethlehem"

23
AUGUST VON WÖRNDLE
"Journey of the Magi with their Retinue"

24
"The Journey of the Magi"

25
Source

26
WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE
"Wise Men Enquiring of the Birth
of the King of the Jews"

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

“ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.’ ”

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”

27
JAMES TISSOT
"The Magi in the House of Herod"

28
"Magi before Herod"

29
Source

30
MATTEO DI GIOVANNI
"The Magi before Herod"

31
"Herod the Great Receives the Magi"

32
Source

33
J. LE BRETON
"Three Wise Men Visit King Herod"

34
Source

35

"The Three Magi before King Herod"

36
"The Magi before Herod"

37
Source

38
"The Magi before Herod"

39
"The Visit of the Magi to Herod"

40
Source

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After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

To be continued…

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MAGI FOLLOWING
THE PROPHECY
AND THE STAR

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Good Morning, Dan.

I love ‘em all today.

AND..i am feeling much better. Thank you for your prayers.

[SisterK]

Excellent collection!
Something for every taste in art.

wise men still seek Him

[Red Badger]

Tradition has always shown three, but there could have been two or more...

While their names have never been recorded, tradition from medieval times has given them the names Balthazar, Caspar and Melchior.......

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Good news, Mary-Lou! You reached your goal and the magi are en-route.

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as do wise women

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Did you ever come across the story of the fourth wise man?

[Red Badger]

No, what happened to him?..................

[InkStone]

Good Morning Dan, and good day to all.
Quite a mix of many art styles indeed; some non-traditional.
Much love #2 Tissot; his muted colors and the perspective of this large winding band gives a feel for distance.
#18 Vedder; a sort of fantasy / realism- unique and beautiful.
Thank You Dan.

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The internet is your friend.............................

[Monterrosa-24]

My favorite is Ramsey’s WISE MEN FROM THE EAST. It works as art.

[BenLurkin]

Wise men still seek him bump!

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I’m with you on that Tissot, Leon. It’s a favorite....

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It certainly emphasizes their focus on the star.

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You tell ‘em, Ben!

[etabeta]

There isn’t a single one that is not worthy! Stained glass windows, mosaics, illustrations, paintings...a feast for the eyes. The Magi saw a distant star and followed it to worship the coming of Jesus, Savior of all. The miracle and magic of Christmas continues...
Favorites: #1 the beautiful carving by Gislebertus; always Tissot, but his #2 is special, depicting so well the people, the costumes, the topography and light of the region.
#14 by Ramsey; #21 is by Sassetta and not di Giovanni.
#22 by Toma; #18 by Vedder.

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I remember you once told me where "etabeta" came from, but now I discern it has another meaning: enthusiastic.

[etabeta]

You said it, Dan! I am enthusiastic always before art and music.

[Ezekiel]

Directional indicator. It's the simple meaning:

The little star (*) is on the same key as 8, above the 8:

The asterisk is the most amazing symbol ever created!*
If you use an asterisk, your writing will win tons of awards and make you world famous!*
There is nothing that the asterisk cannot do!*

https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/asterisks/

Heh, who ever really looks down, reads the fine print. It's like Red's recap of Andy's escape from Shawshank:

"I mean seriously, how often do you really look at a man's shoes?"

Put One Foot in Front of the Other and soon you'll be walking out the door... ♫