The Bible In Paintings: ✝️ JESUS SAYS TO PAY YOUR TAXES ✝️

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings
~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~

JESUS PLAYS A
JOKE ON PETER

֎ Featuring 32 Paintings ֎

M A T T H E W
Chapter 17

After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”

“Yes, he does,” he replied.

When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own sons or from others?”

“From others,” Peter answered.

“Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. “But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”

1
AUGUSTIN TÜNGER
"Coin in the Fish’s Mouth"

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2
MASACCIO
"The Tribute Money"

3
Detail #1
"Peter Removing Money from a Fish's Mouth"

4
Detail #2
"Peter with the Tax Collector"

5
Source

6
Source

7
HARRY ANDERSON
"The Tribute Money"

8
PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Saint Peter Finding the Tribute Money"

9
JACOB JORDAENS I
"Peter Finding the Silver Coin
in the Mouth of the Fish"

JESUS PLAYS
A JOKE ON
PHARISEES

M A T T H E W
Chapter 22

Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are. Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, and he asked them, “Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?”

“Caesar’s,” they replied.

Then he said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.

10
JOACHIM WTEWAEL
"The Tribute Money"

11
GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Christ and the Tribute Money"

12
MATTIA PRETI
"Tribute Money"

13
MATTIA PRETI
"Tribute Money"

14
MATTIA PRETI
"Tributo della Moneta"

15
JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY
"The Tribute Money"

16
Source

17
REMBRANDT
"The Tribute Money"

18
Flemish School
"The Tribute Money"

19
GERBRAND VAN DEN EECKHOUT
"The Tribute Money"

20
JACOB ADRIAENSZ. BACKER
"The Tribute Money"

21
JEAN VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE
"The Tribute Money"

22
TITIAN, 1516
"The Tribute Money"

23
TITIAN, 1543
"The Tribute Money"

24
SIEGFRIED DETLER BENDIXEN
"The Tribute Money"

25
ANTHONY VAN DYCK
"The Tribute Money"

26
JACEK MALCZEWSKI
"Render unto Caesar"

27
GIOVANNI SERODINE
"The Tribute Money"

28
BARTOLOMEO MANFREDI
"Tribute to Caesar"

29
Source

30
Source

31
PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Caesar's Coin"

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32
JAMES TISSOT
"The Tribute Money"

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[Hebrews 11:6]

JESUS SAYS TO
PAY YOUR TAXES

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Good Morning, Dan. :-)

[InkStone]

Good Morning Dan, and a happy Sunday to each of you!

So many beautiful works;
#8 Rubens
#20 Backer
#22 Titian (love the expression on the Master’s face)

Thank You Dan =:^)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Even Jesus paid His taxes, Mary-Lou.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I was an accounting major in the School of Business at USC, Leon, and I took a Tax Accounting course. And the taxman really doesn’t care where the money comes from.

[etabeta]

Great paintings and illustrations.
#15 Copley
#21 de Boulogne
A very expressive Jesus in #22 by Titian. It is the earliest work signed by the master and, according to the Rrenaissance biographer Vasari, the painting was on the door of a cabinet containing the coin collection of the Duke of Ferrara.

[Hebrews 11:6]

A very expressive Jesus in #22 by Titian.

I'll say. Yikes!

the painting was on the door of a cabinet containing the coin collection

Function follows form! LOL

[Ciexyz]

Simply beautiful art!

[Hebrews 11:6]

It must be nice to be able to do what these artists do.

[null and void]

Perhaps a better topic for mid April?

[Hebrews 11:6]

I do them in sequence, as I come to them.

Currently, the episode scheduled for April 15th is Acts 17: “Paul in Athens”.

[InkStone]

School of Business USC; nice going Dan, and USC is not cheap.
Some nice art museums in the area.

[InkStone]

“A very expressive Jesus in #22 by Titian. It is the earliest work signed by the master and, according to the Rrenaissance biographer Vasari, the painting was on the door of a cabinet containing the coin collection of the Duke of Ferrara.’
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Great information etabeta; thank you.

[Hebrews 11:6]

USC is not cheap.

I had a state scholarship my first three years, and after that I worked full-time. Zero debt.

Some nice art museums in the area.

I became a member of LACMA during my matriculation (no, I didn't fall into the Tar Pits), which in retrospect the Spirit was using to prepare me for this.

[InkStone]

Nice job on the scholarship Dan; that saved you real money.

Glad you avoided being a Tar Pit Display; so many great art attractions in the city. Yes, our Father knows how to prepare our paths, even decades in advance; just look at Moses =:^)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Yes, our Father knows how to prepare our paths, even decades in advance

I think one of the chief joys of heaven will be God revealing all the ways He has done just that.

[SisterK]

the taxman really doesn’t care where the money comes from

or if it smells fishy

[SisterK]

good artwork
my favorites are #30 and 32

[SisterK]

Perhaps a better topic for mid April?

Unless you are a bookkeeper like myself.
In the last 3 weeks I have been busy generating quarterly reports, end of year reports, W2s, 1099s...a mountain of tax stuff.
I am so Done with taxes.