The Bible In Paintings: Jesus’ Third Redemption Parable ✝️ THE LOST SON ✝️ Part 2

[Hebrews 11:6]

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

T H E
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S O N

֎ Featuring 23 Paintings and 2 Photographs ֎

L U K E
Chapter 15

Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

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PETER PAUL RUBENS
"The Prodigal Son"

2
HANS SEBALD BEHAM
"The Prodigal Son as a Swineherd"

3
ALBRECHT DÜRER
"The Prodigal Son"

4
ALBRECHT DURER
"The Prodigal Son"

5
SALVATOR ROSA
"The Prodigal Son"

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SALVATOR ROSA
"The Prodigal Son Kneeling Repentant among Swine"

7
PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES
"The Prodigal Son"

8
PIETRO TESTA
"Story of the Prodigal Son III - Among the Pigs"

9
PIETRO PAOLO BONZI
"The Prodigal Son Tending Swine"

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BARTOLOME ESTEBAN MURILLO
"The Prodigal Son Feeding Swine"

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HANS COLLAERT I
"The Prodigal Son as a Swine Herd"

12
"The Prodigal Son Eating from the Swine's Trough"

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14
JOHN MACALLAN SWAN
"The Prodigal Son"

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REMBRANDT
"The Prodigal Son among the Swine"

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HANS SEBALD BEHAM
"The Prodigal Son with the Swine"

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LIZ LEMON SWINDLE
"Parable: The Prodigal Son"

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BARTOLOMÉ ESTEBAN MURILLO
"The Prodigal Son Among the Swine"

Next time: REPENTANCE

New International Version ©1984, EMPHASES added

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[texas booster]

Amazing art.

Though I suspect that the prodigal son was very thin and sallow, not the good looking youth many artists pictured.

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Good Morning, Dan. :-)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Yes, starvation is not known for improving one’s looks (although I suppose supermodels would beg to differ).

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Mary-Lou! I continue shamelessly stealing paintings from you—grabbed a half-dozen yesterday.

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Enjoy!

[etabeta]

One of the great teaching by Jesus, the unending love of a father, a lost son who, having squandered his fortune, is filled with remorse, prays for forgiveness and returns to the father humbled and hopeful. It is the story of humanity with a loving Father waiting for us to return to Him.

#5 by Salvator Rosa, a fascinating and complex personality of the 17th c. Italian Baroque period. Accomplished artist, poet, musician and actor, his paintings have a romantic poetic quality.

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To me the symbolism is profound: the Father represents God, the Prodigal is the Gentiles, and the other son is the Jews.

And will they welcome the returning Gentiles? Jesus leaves us hanging....

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Dan! Thanks very much for the splendid array of Biblical Art - I particularly liked the Dürer.

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

"God save all here!"

[InkStone]

Good Morning Dan, and happy Friday to each gallery visitor.
An important teaching from Jesus Yeshua, Savior:
#5 Rosa
#14 Swan (here, he must be considering his options)
#15 Rembrandt; love his sketches

Thank You Dan, for preparing the gallery for visitors.

[nicollo]

Great collection (and a Rembrandt sketch, wow!).

[InkStone]

Thank you etabeta. So many fine painters during that time; could they earn a good living?

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Do I hear your opening bid on that Dürer, Tom? Will you start the bidding?

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Leon, while touring the gallery, please don’t touch the art!

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I daresay I’ve come across more of Rembrandt’s sketches than any other artist’s.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

I was thinking the same thing as I was going through these…I thought to myself, there always seems to be a Rembrandt here.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I'd guess Tissot is second.

Sometimes artists do "studies" to prepare for a work, but often they don't actually tell the story, so I omit them. Here is an example I had yesterday by Doré on Jesus' arrest:

I'm still deciding whether or not to include it.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

That is a fascinating depiction. Quite dark and chaotic.

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OK, you persuaded me.