Get Thee Behind Me Satan | Art for Lent 2 B

Mark 8:33 But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”

Get Thee Behind Me Satan
Get Thee Behind Me Satan
between 1886 and 1894
Tissot, James Jacques Joseph, 1836-1902
Watercolor
Brooklyn Museum
New York

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Christ Served by Angels | Art for Lent 1 B

Mark 1:13 He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

Christ Served by Angels
LANFRANCO, Giovanni
Christ Served by Angels
c. 1616
Oil on canvas, 100 x 126 cm
Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples
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Transfiguration | Art for B Epiphany Last

Mark 9:2 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,

Transfiguration
Transfiguration
Miniature from an Armenian Gospel (Ms 6201. Fol 6).
1038.
Matenadaran, Yerevan, Armenia.
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Christ in the Act of Healing | Art for Epiphany 5B

Mark 1:33
That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons.

Christ in the Act of Healing
Christ in the Act of Healing
Third-fourth century
Vatican City. Direzione generale dei musei
Rome, Italy
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Legend of St Francis: 10. Exorcism of the Demons at Arezzo| Art for Epiphany 4B

Mark 1:23
Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit…

Exorcism of the Demons at Arezzo
GIOTTO di Bondone
Legend of St Francis: 10. Exorcism of the Demons at Arezzo
1297-99
Fresco, 270 x 230 cm
Upper Church, San Francesco, Assisi

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Previously posted on January 28, 2012

Jonah Swallowed up by the Whale| Art for Epiphany 3 B

Jonah 3:1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time…

Jonah Swallowed up by the Whale
GIOTTO di Bondone
Jonah Swallowed up by the Whale (on the decorative band)
1304-06
Fresco
Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
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Previously posted January 22, 2012

Although this humorous detail from the Cappella Scrovegni is not the focus of our reading of Jonah today and was probably executed by an assistant of Giotto, I can’t resist the urge to invite you to spend some time with the whole work.
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Apostle St Philip| Art for Epiphany 2 B

John 1:43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”

Apostle St Philip
GRECO, El
(b. 1541, Candia, d. 1614, Toledo)
Apostle St Philip
1610-14
Oil on canvas, 97 x 77 cm
Museo de El Greco, Toledo

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Previously posted January 15, 2012

The Baptism of Christ with a Donor| Art for Epiphany 1 B

Mark 1:9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

The Baptism of Christ with a Donor
MORONI, Giovanni Battista
(b. 1525, Albino, d. 1578, Bergamo)
The Baptism of Christ with a Donor
1550s
Oil on canvas, 104 x 113 cm
Private collection
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Previously posted January 8, 2012

Women’s Christmas 2015 – A Gift for You from Jan Richardson

Image: Wise Women Also Came © Jan L. RichardsonSpread the word about this (lesser known) feast and Jan Richardson’s gift:

Quote . . .Happy New Year and Merry (almost) Epiphany! In celebration, these three wise women are stopping by with a gift for you. You might know that some folks celebrate Epiphany (January 6) as Women’s Christmas. Originating in Ireland, where it is known as Nollaig na mBan, Women’s Christmas began as a day when the women set aside time to enjoy a break and celebrate together at the end of the holidays.

It’s become a tradition for me to create a new retreat each year that you can use on Women’s Christmas or whenever you need a space of respite and reflection. The retreat, which you can download as a PDF, offers readings, art, and blessings that invite you to listen to your life. Read Jan’s whole post (and download the retreat) here: Women’s Christmas 2015 – A Gift for You « The Painted Prayerbook.

Christ Among the Doctors| Art for Christmas 2B

Luke 2:49b Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

Christ Among the Doctors
DÜRER, Albrecht
(b. 1471, Nürnberg, d. 1528, Nürnberg)
Christ Among the Doctors
1506
Oil on panel, 65 x 80 cm
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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