A few of Elijah
Greek Orthodox Icon, The Prophet Elijah
Elijah in the Wilderness, Raphael or Raphael’s school
Russian Orthodox Icon, Elijah in the Desert
And for the Reading from Matthew of Jesus and Peter on the sea of Galilee
Gustav Dore, Jesus Appears to the Disciples
Amedee Varin (1818-1883) Le Christ marchant sur la mer
Ivan Aivazovsky, Walking on Water (1890s)
Francois Boucher, Saint Peter Attempting to Walk on the Water (1766)
Also James B. Janknegt’s picture Walking on Water
Was out last week, but here are some images from the Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (Matthew 13: 13:24-30, 36-43)
James Tissot, The Enemy Who Sows (Between 1886 and 1894)
Felician Rops, Satan Sowing Seeds (1872)
Abraham Bloemaert, The Parable of the Wheat and Tares (1624)
Illustration from Martin Luther’s time comparing the devil sowing seeds in the field to the sale of indulgences
This is a series of parables which Jan Luyken has an illustration for each one
Jan Luyken, Parable of the Mustard Seek in the Bowyer Bible
Jan Luyken etching Parable of the Leaven
For the Treasure Hidden in the Field there are several images
Jan Luyken, etching, The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
possibly Rembrandt; possibly Gerard Dou, Parable of the Hidden Treasure (possibly 1630)
John Everett Millais, The Hidden Treasure, 1864
Jan Luyken, etching, Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
Domenico Fetti, La Perle de grand prix
Jan Luyken, etching, the Parable of the Dragnet
Christoph Weigel, The Sower
Vincent van Gogh, The Sower with a Setting Sun
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Landscape with the Parable of the Sower
Anonymous, the Sower
Anonymous, The Sower- Both of the previous images from http://www.artbible.net
Also James B. Janknecht’s interesting image the Four Soils
My poem Unforced Rhythms of Grace pulls heavily on the language of the gospel text this week
The Zechariah 9 text is also used on Palm Sunday, and so to begin with a Palm Sunday image
James Tissot, The Procession in the Streets of Jerusalem (1886-1902)
More images of the procession here
For the Gospel text this week here are some of the interesting images I found
There is a very beautiful image here by Robyn Sand Anderson go to Yoke about 1/2 way down the page
Isaiah’s Love Song by Terri Derocher at http://lovelettersfromheaven.homestead.com/
Come and Rest by keb_s@deviantart.com
Carl Heinrich Bloch, Christ Consolator
Ari Scheffer, Christus Consolator (1836)
David Hetland, Come Unto Me at the First United Methodist Church, Fargo, ND
Two weeks together; Week 1: June 22, 2014
Jeremiah 20: 7-13 I have become a laughingstock Psalm 69: 7-10, 16-18 It is for your sake I have borne reproach Romans 6: 1-11 Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? Matthew 10: 24-39 Whoever loves father or mother more than me…I have written on Jeremiah 20 elsewhere in my blog
Cry Of Prophet Jeremiah on the Ruins of Jerusalem by Ilya Repin 1870
Jesus Teaches His Disciples from Luther Bible
James Tissot, The First Shall Be Last, Between 1886 and 1984
Jesus in Golgatha by Theopahnes the Cretan
Love is Not a Victory March by Marie -Esther@deviantart.com
Third Sunday after Pentecost:
Jeremiah 28: 5-9 Jeremiah and the false prophet Hananiah Psalm 89 I will sing of your steadfast love, O LORD, forever Romans 6: 12-23 Do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies Matthew 10: 40-42 Whoever gives even a cup of water to one of these…I have written about Jeremiah 28 also in my blog
Diakoniegemaelde Neuendettelsaus by Alexander Rahm, Author released image to public domain
Frans Francken, Werke der Barmherzigkeit (1605)
Sculpture from l’hospital de Sant Pau de Barcelona by Gargallo (1905-1911)
Andrey Mironav, Don’t You Know Who You Are (I am the Door of the Sheep) artist released image to public domain
Jan Luyken etching 21 of 40 ‘Satisfying the Thirsty’ 17th Century
OK, a lot of directions that can be gone on a Sunday like this artwise…talking specifically about the Trinity there are images like:
Icon of the Council of Nicea
Since the Council of Nicea is where the language of God as Trinity became the official doctrine of the church in 325
Rublev’s Icon of the Holy Trinity
Trinity with Christ Crucified, Austrian about 1410
For the first reading about the creation there are also a plethora of images, here are some varied images I like:
Lukas Cranach, Day 7 Shabbat, The Rest of God and Man, from the Lutherbibel (1534)
William Blake, The Ancient of Days: The Division of Light and Darkness (1794)
I like this particular nebula because it is where the formation the Pillars of Creation is
Origins of Creation by nisht@deviantart.com
Creation by OneLifeOneArt@deviantart.com
And for the Great Commission in Matthew’s Gospel:
Christoph Wiegel, The Great Commission
Stained glass window by David J. Hetland
Icon of the Christian Pentecost in the Greek Orthodox tradition, Phiddipus (copyright holder released to public domain)
Pentecost by purple-whirlpool@deviantart.com
When the Day of Pentecost Came, Mark A Hewitt, Pastel and pen http://oldtractortinshed.net/?tag=pentecost
Mikhail Vrubel, Pentecost, (1884) Detail of Fresco in Church of St. Cyril, Kiev, Ukraine
The last several weeks of Easter are all in this long section of John’s gospel in the context of the Jesus’ final evening with his disciples before his crucifixion. It is harder to find images for these sections, particularly images that are not copyrighted or that I can find good information to credit the author. I will include a few links to some other images I liked but the sites where I found them didn’t indicate the author.
From Acts 1, the choosing of Matthias
Saint Matthias, (1317-1319) Workshop of Simone Martini
From John 17
Since the focus is on the twelve (or eleven at this point) in Jesus prayer the setting aside of the 12 apostles made sense to me
James Tissot, Ordaining the Twelve Apostles (1886-1894)
And a couple images of Jesus praying:
Prayer by lynnlynnlynnlynn@deviantart.com
A similar image that I liked a better was here
Jesus Praying by 12345100@deviantart.com
A couple more interesting images here, and these very nice images by Iain McKillop which although they reflect more of the story in Matthew, Mark and Luke I found helpful in thinking about the passages this week.
Engraved sermon of St. Paul on the Areopagus
Raphael, St. Paul Preaching in Athens (1515)
Duccio, Christ Taking Leave of the Apostles (1308-1311)
There are lots of images that refer to the decent of the Holy Spirit, particularly around Pentecost, and if you search some of my other posts I have several (particularly if you look for Pentecost or also Baptism of Christ for different images) But here is one, more will come as we celebrate Pentecost in a couple weeks
Dore, the Descent of the Spirit
Readings: Acts 7: 55-60; Psalm 31: 1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2: 2-10 and John 14: 1-14
The reading from Acts is the stoning of St. Stephen which there are a number of images for, here are a couple:
Stoning of St. Stephen, altarpiece of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Paolo Uccello, Stoning of St. Stephen (1435)
Luis de Morales, San Esteban (1575)
For the Gospel reading, like many John readings, which is more conceptual it is harder to find concrete images so here are some images that I found thought provoking:
This large piece of John’s gospel takes place in the setting of the Last Supper:
Raphael, Entretien de Jesus avec ses inteme
Heaven, by pokepetter@ deviantart.com
Gustave Dore, Rosa Celeste: Dante and Beatrice gaze upon the highest Heaven, The Empyrean (19th Century)
Although neither of these images directly reflect what Jesus is saying, the text is a natural connection to talk about Resurrection and Heaven.
Christ Pantokrator, 6th Century encaustic icon from St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai
The iconography of this piece is designed to reflect the dual nature of Christ
James Tissot, The Address to Saint Philip (1886-1894)
Sign of the Rose 