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The Bible
In Paintings

~ Encouragement for Applying
and Appreciating God's Word ~

•Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Illuminations•Miniatures•Mosaics•Photographs•Reliefs•Statues•Tapestries•Windows•

!BIBLE QUIZ!
TODAY’S QUESTIONS:

77. “WHAT WAS THE NAME OF MARY’S AND MARTHA’S BROTHER?”

78. “NEAR THE END OF THE LAST SUPPER, JESUS DID SOMETHING TO HIS DISCIPLES THAT UPSET ONE OF THEM. WHAT DID JESUS DO, AND WHO WAS UPSET BY IT?”

79. “WHICH APOSTLES DID JESUS ASK TO WATCH AND PRAY WITH HIM DURING HIS AGONY IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE?”

80. “IN THE DARKNESS, WHAT SIGNAL DID JUDAS USE TO IDENTIFY JESUS FOR THE ARRESTING SOLDIERS?”

ANSWERS APPEAR BELOW,
WITH CORRESPONDING ART

Q#77: “WHAT WAS THE NAME OF MARY’S AND MARTHA’S BROTHER?” A: LAZARUS

JOHN 11

1
JAMES TISSOT
"Lazarus"

2
WARD and HUGHES
"Jesus, Mary, Martha and Lazarus"

3
Maestro de Perea
"Lazarus between Martha and Mary"

4
JUAN DE VALDÉS LEAL
"San Lázaro con Santa Marta y Santa María Magdalena"

5
JAMES TISSOT
"Jesus Wept"

6
BRENDA KAY DEYO
"He Wept"

7
JORDAN DOUGLAS
"Jesus Wept"

8
Source

9
Source

Q#78: “NEAR THE END OF THE LAST SUPPER, JESUS DID SOMETHING TO HIS DISCIPLES THAT UPSET ONE OF THEM. WHAT DID JESUS DO, AND WHO WAS UPSET BY IT?” A: JESUS WASHED THE DISCIPLES’ FEET, WHICH BOTHERED PETER

JOHN 13

10
YONGSUNG KIM
"Sanctification"

11
FORD MADOX BROWN
"Christ Washing Peter's Feet"

12
ALBERT GUSTAF ARISTIDES EDELFELT
"Jesus Washing the Feet of his Disciples"

13
Source

14
Source

15
Source

16
Source

17
Source

18
MICHAL SPLHO
"Jesus Washing the Feet of his Disciples"

19
Source

20
GIOTTO DI BONDONE
"Christ Reasoning with Peter"

21
GIOVANNI AGOSTINO DA LODI
"Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet"

22
BERNHARD STRIGEL
"Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet"

23
GIOVANNI GIULIANI
"Christ Washing the Feet of Saint Peter"

Q#79: “WHICH APOSTLES DID JESUS ASK TO WATCH AND PRAY WITH HIM DURING HIS AGONY IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE?” A: PETER, JAMES & JOHN

LUKE 22

24
GAROFALO
"Prayer of Christ in the Garden"

25
GIORGIO VASARI
"The Agony in the Garden"

26
GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Jesus Praying in the Garden"

27
LUCAS CRANACH the Elder
"Garden of Gethsemane"

28
GIORGIO VASARI
"Garden of Gethsemane"

29
GIOVANNI BATTISTA CREMONINI
"Agony in the Garden"

30
GUISEPPE CESARI
"The Agony in the Garden"

31
RAPHAEL
"The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane"

32
MAGNUS ENCKELL
"Gethsemane"

Q#80: “IN THE DARKNESS, WHAT SIGNAL DID JUDAS USE TO IDENTIFY JESUS FOR THE ARRESTING SOLDIERS?” A: A KISS!

JOHN 18

33
CARAVAGGIO
"The Taking of Christ"

34
Detail

35
GIOTTO DI BONDONE
"The Betrayal of Christ"

36
SIEGFRIED DETLER BENDIXEN
"Judas Betrays His Master"

37
GIUSEPPE DIOTTI
"Kiss of Judas"

38
JOSEPH MANNING
"The Taking of Christ"

39
FRA ANGELICO
"The Kiss of Judas"

40
MIKI DE GOODABOOM
"The Kiss of Judas"

41
HANS HOLBEIN the Elder
"The Arrest of Christ"

42
JOSEPH FEELY
"Gethsemane"

43
LUDOVICO CARRACCI
"Kiss of Judas"

44
ARY SCHEFFER
"The Kiss of Judas"

45
WILHELM MARSTRAND
"The Kiss of Judas"

46
Source

47
JAMES TISSOT
"Judas Betraying Jesus with a Kiss"

→ a n d   f i n a l l y ←

48
Source

49
"The Kiss of Judas Iscariot"

50
"Detail"

To be continued…

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[No name given]

Such inspiring beauty.

[Hebrews 11:6]

You are quite appreciative.

[etabeta]

Thank you, Dan.
Tissot, Caravaggio, Giotto, Fra Angelico, the early Renaissance friar which was painted on the wall in the monk’s cell at the San Marco Convent, now a museum. His painting are very serene, luminous, reflecting the gentleness of heart of this beloved artist.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I’ve grown to enjoy seeing Fra Angelico’s works, Alba. Seems like he was advanced ahead of his contemporaries.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

The incredible Yongsung Kim returns…the Brenda Kay Deyo and even the cubist entry by Splho really stand out.

[spankalib]

I love the action in #11, by Ford Madox Brown...see the disciple untying his sandals, readying for a wash? (behind Jesus) - Great composition, wonderful balance.

I have learned a little about my tastes through these threads, Dan. Thanks so much! ...and the 'Pre-Raphaelite' Brown has become a favorite.

#29, Cremonini - captures the emotions in the garden - very unique> love it!

[etabeta]

Fra Angelico always prayed for inspiration. It was his habit never to retouch or alter any of his paintings, but to leave them as they came the first time, believing that such was the will of God. Vasari wrote that whenever he painted Christ in pain, he wept.
He was much inspired by the early Renaissance pioneers in Florence and the sculptures of Ghiberti.
His real name was Fra Giovanni, “Angelico” came posthumously. In Italy, he’s known simply as “Beato Angelico,” since Pope John Paul II beatified him in 1982.

[NorthMountain]

77) Their brother was Lazarus. I wonder what he was thinking when he got resuscitated in the tomb and found himself all wrapped up on cloth.

78) Hmmm ... well: He washed their feet, which Peter either didn’t want ... or wanted his hands and face washed as well. He also said “one of you is about to betray me”, which got them all a bit stirred up. But I guess that’s saying something, not doing something, so I’ll go with the foot-washing.

79) Peter, James, and John?

80) Judas betrayed Him with a kiss. Kinda creepy, if you ask me ...

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The incredible Yongsung Kim returns

So glad he is still painting, eager to see what he and the Spirit collaborate on next.

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I always enjoy hearing how closely you view these works, John. Regularly, you notice what others miss. You get more from it because you put more into it.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

He’s a remarkable talent with a great sense of what is truly important in a scene or a setting. He communicates with his paintings, they aren’t just representations of events (not that there’s anything bad about that, a lot of great works stop there). The Spirit is talking through his work.

[Hebrews 11:6]

It was his habit never to retouch or alter any of his paintings, but to leave them as they came the first time, believing that such was the will of God.

Now that is integrity! More than artistic integrity, it is spiritual integrity.

That is the kind of piety I have been longing to encounter all along. I infer it from many, but it is bracing to see it claimed explicitly.

Thank you, Alba.

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Beautifully stated, Scott.

[NorthMountain]

#2 is really wonderful in the way it illustrates Jesus' humanity. There He is, sitting at the table with his friends, having a casual conversation. Who of us has not been there, with our friends? It is one of the great joys of being human. When St. Paul wrote of Jesus "emptying himself" and being found "in the likeness of man", we often think somehow in terms of Him degrading Himself. But it is not so ... He experienced, as Man, both our joys and sorrows.

Many years ago, Joan Osborne (no relation to Ozzy that I know of) sang "What if God was one of us?". Mentally, I answer: But He IS. And #2, to me, beautifully illustrates what that looked like, when He 'let His hair down' and hung out with His friends, as "one of us".

[Hebrews 11:6]

Your musings on these quizzes continue to be a joy to read.

re: Judas: Creepy is as creepy does.

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Somehow, it's easy to surmise that Jesus felt at home in their presence, almost as the fourth sibling. It appears The Chosen has adopted that approach.

[SisterK]

Wow. Lots of good art today.

My favorites (art that I would love in my house) are
Jesus Wept #8 and #9
Jesus washing Peter’s feet #15
I also think those pieces would show very well in a secular art exhibit...They hold their own.

And the sculpture #49 is stunning.

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My favorites (art that I would love in my house)

I have two pieces in my home which I treasure: one my wife took of our daughters monkeyshining in the bathtub, and the famous dugout photo of seven Dodgers, five of whom are Hall-of-Famers:

Furillo/Robinson/Campanella/Reese/Snider/Roe/Hodges