CHRISTMAS BIBLE-ART, Episode #9 of 33: THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST

[Hebrews 11:6]

CHRISTMAS BIBLE-ART EPISODE #9 of 33

THE BIRTH OF
JOHN THE BAPTIST

L U K E
CHAPTER 1

When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.

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TINTORETTO
"The Birth of John the Baptist"

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ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI
"Birth of St John the Baptist"

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LUCA SIGNORELLI
"The Birth of St John the Baptist"

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DOMENICO GHIRLANDAIO
"The Birth of St. John the Baptist"

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JUAN DE FLANDES
"The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist"

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ANDREA PISANO
"Birth of the Baptist"

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LUCAS CRANACH the Elder
"The Birth of John the Baptist"

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SANO DI PIETRO
"Saint John the Baptist"

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MASSIMO STANZIONE
"The Birth of John the Baptist"

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PAUL GAUGUIN
"The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist"

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JERONIMO VICENTE VALLEJO COSIDA
"Birth of Saint John Baptist"

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ANDREA SACCHI
"The Birth of Saint John the Baptist"

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GIOVANNI DI TURINO
"Birth of the Baptist"

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LUDOVICO CARRACCI
"The Birth of John the Baptist"

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"Birth of John the Baptist"

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"Birth of John the Baptist"

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Source

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BARTOLOMÉ ESTEBAN MURILLO
"The Birth of John the Baptist"

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ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN
"John the Baptist"

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Source

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ANDREA SACCHI
"Birth of John the Baptist"

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LUCA GIORDANO
"Birth of St John the Baptist"

On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”

They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”

Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was loosed, and he began to speak, praising God. The neighbors were all filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

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PONTORMO
"The Birth of John the Baptist"

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GIULIANO BUGIARDINI
The Birth of St John the Baptist"

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GIOVANNI BARONZIO
"The Birth, Naming, and Circumcision
of Saint John the Baptist"

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"Circumcision of John the Baptist"

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"Circumcision of John the Baptist"

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"Birth of John the Baptist"

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FRA ANGELICO
"Imposition of the Name on the Baptist"

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DOMENICO GHIRLANDAIO
"Zacharias Writes John's Name"

His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
    because he has come and has redeemed his people.
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
    in the house of his servant David
(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
salvation from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us—
to show mercy to our fathers
    and to remember his holy covenant,
    the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
    and to enable us to serve him without fear
    in holiness and righteousness before him all our
    days.

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
    for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the
    way for him,
to give his people the knowledge of salvation
    through the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God,
    by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
to shine on those living in darkness
    and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

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And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the desert until he appeared publicly to Israel.

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JAMES TISSOT
"The Childhood of Saint John the Baptist"

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Episode #9 of 33

LINKS TO PREVIOUS EPISODES:
#1—JESUS’ VERY INTERESTING GENEALOGY
#2—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR ZECHARIAH
#3—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY, Part 1
#4—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY, Part 2
#5—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY, Part 3
#6—MARY VISITS HER COUSIN ELIZABETH, Part 1
#7—MARY VISITS HER COUSIN ELIZABETH, Part 2
#8—MARY'S "MAGNIFICAT" PRAISES GOD

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[Big Red Badger]

The Voice in the Wilderness...
.
an early Hero of mine.
.
“The Chosen” colors Him
Magnificently.

[etabeta]

Well chosen.
$13 Giovanni di Turino
#20 van der Weyden
#36 Tissot

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Wonderful casting and portrayal of John the BugEater--excuse me, the Baptizer--in The Chosen: David Amito.

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Thanks, Alba. Your judgment is exquisite.

[telescope115]

I was surprised to see, in #27, the amount of blood that there was.

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I was surprised to see

Are you sure you're not viewing it through one of your telescopes, Pete?

[Big Red Badger]

His last words;
“Thank You”
.
.
To the Spotless Lamb.

[telescope115]

Well, I’m seeing the color red on the knife and streaks of it on the Baby Jesus and the back of the rabbi’s hand. Maybe I’m misinterpreting it.

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No, I was just messin’ with ya.

I figure the artist exaggerated to make his point.

[Rinnwald]

...and streaks of it on the Baby Jesus...

It's Baby JtB.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

God removes the mute button from Zacharias when he acknowledges John’s name, as given by the angel.

Zacharias immediately prophesies.

This reminds me of one of Ezekiel, who was mute for a time until he prophesied. That’s one way God can emphasize a prophecy.

Regarding the artwork, I was bemused by the age depictions of Elizabeth—sometimes old, sometimes young. Sometimes there was a wet nurse.

I was also interested in the female attendants as they washed and cared for the baby. If I knew more about midwifery, I would undoubtedly understand more from these pictures.

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Thought-provoking as always, Jeff. There are a few others who also engage on a deeper level, and you all greatly increase the blessing I receive from doing this.

[Maudeen]

The last picture was my fav today.

[telescope115]

Thanks for the correction. I embarrassed myself…..

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Tissot so often listened closely enough to the Holy Spirit to hear what no other artist did—hence here his view of young John, that you like.

[Maudeen]

I always look for his paintings on your site.

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He’s the best, by general acclamation.