Category Archives: Religious Art

Images for All Saints Sunday, 2013

James Tissot The Sermon of the Beatitudes  (1886-1896)

James Tissot The Sermon of the Beatitudes (1886-1896)

 

This is the closest I found where (even though it is not truly on a plain) Jesus is looking up at his disciples

Gustave Dore, Jesus Prechant Sur La Montagne (1865)

Gustave Dore, Jesus Prechant Sur La Montagne (1865)

For broader context it is also followed by the Parable of the Mote and the Beam

Domineco Fetti, The Parable of the Mote and Beam (1619)

Domineco Fetti, The Parable of the Mote and Beam (1619)

And a couple images that reflect the All Saints nature of the day

The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs (around 1423) en: Fra Angelico

The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs (around 1423) en: Fra Angelico

 

Greek Icon of the Second Coming (around 1700)

Greek Icon of the Second Coming (around 1700)

 

 

 

Images for Reformation Sunday

There are a number of different you can go for Reformation Sunday. These are some I am using:

The Door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg where Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses. The Theses are now engraved in the metal doors.

The Door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg where Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses. The Theses are now engraved in the metal doors.

 

Lucas Cranach the Elder altarpiece in City Church of Wittenberg (1547)

Lucas Cranach the Elder altarpiece in City Church of Wittenberg (1547)

Detail Left Panel

Detail Left Panel

Detail top center panel

Detail top center panel

Detail Right Panel

Detail Right Panel

Detail Bottom Panel

Detail Bottom Panel

Martin Luther (1523) by Lucas Cranach

Martin Luther (1523) by Lucas Cranach

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost/ Lectionary 29

Luke 18: 1-8, the Parable of the Unjust Judge, and Genesis 32: 22-31, Jacob wrestles and is renamed Israel

There are not a lot of images for the Parable of the Unjust Judge, but here is one:

John Everett Millais, Parable of the Unjust Judge (1863)

John Everett Millais, Parable of the Unjust Judge (1863)

For the reading from Genesis there are some good classic images, and I also am planning to use more of Joseph’s story so I included a couple images not specifically from this scene:

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (1659)

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (1659)

Photo of Lutte's de Jacob avec l'Ange by Gloumouth1 http:/gloumouth1.free.fr

Photo of Lutte’s de Jacob avec l’Ange by Gloumouth1 http:/gloumouth1.free.fr

Woodcut from Gutenberg Bibel, 1558

Woodcut from Gutenberg Bibel, 1558

William Blake, Jacob's Dream (1805)

William Blake, Jacob’s Dream (1805)

I just really like this one by Blake and as I mentioned above I am telling more of Jacob’s story

Pierre Paul Rubens, The Reconciliation of Jacob and esau, as in Genesis 33 (1624)

Pierre Paul Rubens, The Reconciliation of Jacob and esau, as in Genesis 33 (1624)

 

 

 

 

 

Images for the 22nd Sunday After Pentecost/Lectionary 28

This is the story of the healing of Naaman by Elisha (2 Kings5: 1-15) and the healing of ten lepers by Jesus in Luke 17: 11-19. There are some good images for the ideas in these passages:

Elisha Refuses the Gift of Naaman, Pieter de Grebber (1652-53)

Elisha Refuses the Gift of Naaman, Pieter de Grebber (1652-53)

Of Naaman and Leprosy by Elisabethhijanen@deviantart.com

Of Naaman and Leprosy by Elisabethhijanen@deviantart.com

Naaman by Creely at deviantart.com

Naaman by Creely at deviantart.com

The Healing of Ten Leperes by James Tissot (between 1886 and 1894)

The Healing of Ten Lepers by James Tissot (between 1886 and 1894)

The Healing of the Ten Lepers by Jesus Christ by Louis Surugue (1686-1762)

The Healing of the Ten Lepers by Jesus Christ by Louis Surugue (1686-1762)

24 year old man from Norway with leprosy

24 year old man from Norway with leprosy

Noting that the condition translated leprosy in the bible is probably not the modern disease leprosy

An American AIDS patient

An American AIDS patient

The Modern Leper by addsuns@deviantart.com

The Modern Leper by addsuns@deviantart.com

Images for 20th Sunday After Pentecost (Expanded)/ Lectionary 27

Gospel Reading is Luke 17: 5-10 (which I think you need to have the broader context of 17:1-4) so here are some of the images that I used in thinking about this. This was more challenging than last week, since there is not as much artwork about this collection of sayings so you may or may not see connections:

Granite Mill Stone

Granite Mill Stone

Technically this falls before the reading this week, but I included it in my reflections

The Mulberry Tree by kcjoughdoitch on deviantart.com

The Mulberry Tree by kcjoughdoitch on deviantart.com

In Luke’s version it is a mulberry tree that is uprooted and cast into the sea, I like this interpretation of VanGough’s painting of a Mulberry tree. On deviantart the artist has the option to make their file downloadable or not, and if they allow it to be downloadable I try to give credit but assume they are OK with their work being seen.

Jan Luyken, The Parable of the Mustard Seed

Jan Luyken, The Parable of the Mustard Seed

This actually points to the Markan parable talking about the kingdom of God being like a Mustard Seed, but it was another image reasonably close to this set of sayings.

Alphonse Legrose, Communion

Alphonse Legrose, Communion

This is from the end of the parable “we are only servants”

Images for St. Michael and All Angels Sunday

Since I have begun my new position at Rejoice Lutheran Church in Frisco, Texas and they are using the Revised Common Lectionary I am going to begin posting public domain Christian art I find for the upcoming week (some of which I will use, others I will not) and maybe someone else might find this helpful in their process of thinking about the texts.

 

Archangel Michael defeating evil, at the Michaelkirche close to Hofburg imperial palace in Vienna

Archangel Michael defeating evil, at the Michaelkirche close to Hofburg imperial palace in Vienna

Statue of Archangel Michael by August Vogel over the portal of St. Michael's in Hamburg, Neustadt

Statue of Archangel Michael by August Vogel over the portal of St. Michael’s in Hamburg, Neustadt

Illustration for John Milton's Paradise Lost by Gustav Dore (1866)

Illustration for John Milton’s Paradise Lost by Gustav Dore (1866)

 

Illustration for John Milton's Paradise Lost by Gustav Dore (1866)

Illustration for John Milton’s Paradise Lost by Gustav Dore (1866)

 

Archangel Michael by Guido Reni (1636)

Archangel Michael by Guido Reni (1636)

 

Michael the Archangel. A 13th Century Byzantine icon from the Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai

Michael the Archangel. A 13th Century Byzantine icon from the Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai

 

The Fall of the Rebel Angels by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1562)

The Fall of the Rebel Angels by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1562)