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
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)
Forgot to get Transfiguration Sunday, this year from Matthew’s Gospel, out so it is a combined post with a lot of images:
The initial reading is Moses being called up the mountain to receive the Ten Commandments, the design of the Tabernacle, etc. I found what I think is a really different image of Moses that reflects the multiple roles he constantly had to do in his time leading the people of Israel.
Moses by Victorvictori, permission granted by author through WikiCommons
And now on to a few of the plethora of images of the Transfiguration:
Transfiguration by artjones@deviantart.com
Giovanni Bellini, Transfiguration of Christ (1487-1495)
The Saviour’s Transfiguration, an early 15th century icon attributed to Theophanes the Greek
Transfiguration by Raphael, (1518-1520)
There are a lot of images of black crosses and ashes out there, for imagery this time I’m focusing on Psalm 51 which the opening line attributes to David after he is confronted by the Prophet Nathan after he had go in to Bathsheba
Bathsheba by Artemisia Gentileschi (1636)
Pieter Lastman, King David Handing the Letter to Uriah (1619)
James Tissot, Nathan Rebukes David (1896-1902)
Palma Giovane, Prophet Nathan ermahnt Konig David (1622)
Two really rich pictoral readings, the Genesis narrative of Adam and Eve and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Matthew’s full temptation narrative
First a couple select images of the Adam and Eve story I found interesting,
Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil by Dr. Lidia Kozenitzky (2009) Image made available by artist through WikiCommons
William Blake, Adam and Eve (1808)
The Fall of Man by Lucas Cranach (1530)
And the Temptation, where in Matthew there are the three distinct temptations
Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi, Christ in the Desert (1872)
There are multiple artists who have done representations of the three temptations, like William Blake or Peter Paul Reubens, I’m going to just show James Tissot’s interpretation:
Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness, James Tissot
James Tissot, Jesus Carried to the Pinnacle of the Temple
James Tissot, Jesus Transported by a Spirit up to a High Mountain
James Tissot, Jesus Ministered to by the Angels (1886-1894),
Sign of the Rose 