Sacrifice of Isaac | Art for A Proper 8

Genesis 22:1-2 After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.”

Sacrifice of Isaac
Sacrifice of Isaac
Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985
Painting
Musée du Message Biblique Marc-Chagall
Nice
France

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Hagar in the Wilderness | Art for A Proper 7

21:17 And God heard the voice of the boy; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid; for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

Hagar in the Wilderness
LANFRANCO, Giovanni
(b. 1582, Parma, d. 1647, Roma)
Hagar in the Wilderness
Oil on canvas, 138 x 159 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
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Holy Trinity | Art for A Trinity

2 Corinthians 13:13
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

Holy Trinity
Rublev, Andreĭ, Saint, d. ca. 1430
Holy Trinity
Painting, panel
1400
Gosudarstvennai︠a︡ Tretʹi︠a︡kovskai︠a︡ galerei︠a︡
Moscow
Russia
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Pentecost | Art for A Pentecost

Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

Pentecost
DORFFMEISTER, István
Pentecost
1782
Oil on canvas, 55 x 33 cm
Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Budapest
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Pentecost
MILDORFER, Joseph Ignaz
(b. 1719, Innsbruck, d. 1775, Wien)
Pentecost
1750s
Oil on canvas, 55 x 33 cm
Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Budapest
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Same work – two guys- can anyone sort them out????

Ascension | Art for A Easter 7

Acts 1:6-14 When the apostles had come together, they asked Jesus, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight

Ascension
MOSAIC ARTIST, Italian
(active 1175-1200 in Venice)
Crossing (Ascension) cupola
1175-1200
Mosaic
Basilica di San Marco, Venice
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Elohim Creating Adam | Art for A Easter 6

Acts 17:26 From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live.

Elohim Creating Adam
BLAKE, William
(b. 1757, London, d. 1827, London)
BLAKE, William
Elohim Creating Adam
1795
Watercolour, 420 x 535 mm
Tate Gallery, London
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The Stoning of St Stephen | Art for A Easter 5

7:58-59 Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him; and the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

The Stoning of St Stephen
ANGELICO, Fra
(b. ca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma)
The Stoning of St Stephen
1447-49
Fresco, 326 x 236 cm
Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican
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Jesus the Good Shepherd | Art for A Easter 4

Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.

Jesus the Good Shepherd
Le Breton, Jacques ; Gaudin, Jean
Jesus the Good Shepherd
 Stained-glass composition by J. Le Breton (glass studio of Gaudin, Paris), 1933.
 Cathédrale d’Amiens (1508-1519)
Amiens
France
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Landscape with Christ and his Disciples on the Road to Emmaus | Art for A Easter 3

Luke 24:13 That very day, the first day of the week, two of the disciples were going to a village called Emmaus

Landscape with Christ and his Disciples on the Road to Emmaus
WILDENS, Jan
Landscape with Christ and his Disciples on the Road to Emmaus
1640s
Oil on canvas, 123 x 168 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
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Apostle Peter Preaching | Art for A Easter 2

Acts 2:14a But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say.

Apostle Peter Preaching
LORENZO VENEZIANO
(active 1356-1372 in Venice)
Apostle Peter Preaching
c. 1370
Poplar panel, 24 x 33 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
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