Wow, Renate! You have done exceptional work relating the Passion of Christ through this fine selection of historical pictures and your voice. I am once again reading out loud to my husband as we travel from Georgia to Virginia. We started at the SeaTac Airport, coincidentally the last place we were when you were writing Dec 2024 - Jan 2025. I need to go back and read more. The unfathomable humility of Christ juxtaposed with the power of God is in deed almighty for pulling down strongholds and He did it! -- all for us! Like He said, and you reiterated, It is finished! Thank you, Jesus, thank you Father God. Thank you Renate.
I absolutely love that you often read these posts while travelling, Rhonda! That just feels perfectly appropriate. It has been such an interesting week, contemplating this miraculous “unfathomable humility” of Christ and His power and what He did for us and suffered for us through the lens of Art History. I’m so thankful, so very thankful. Contemplating Holy Week by diving deep into the works on display at the National Gallery has been fascinating and I have learned SO MUCH! My appetite for more only grows, more art, more travel, more learning. How humbling and what an honor for me that you would read to your husband out loud as you travel. Thank you for letting me know that. And thank you so kindly for your thoughtful comments, my friend.
Yes, we too have learned so much through your pictorial narrative and commentary. And, just to mention, we had started with a book I bought a year ago, The Cradle to the Cross published by The Keeping Company, which is also an account of Christ through classical art, but when we left on our travels, I didn't bring the book with us and was missing it, and then lo-and-be-hold, the Lord provided through you! I was "wowed!" You brought the account of Christ to us in a deeper and more personable way through your story telling and critique of the art. It was perfect.
Rhonda, that book sounds very intriguing and I want it! The Cradle to the Cross. It just sounds perfect to contemplate Jesus in classical art, as you say. And how neat is that that I've the privilege of standing in for the book! Thank you so much for joining me on this Holy Week journey. I'm so honored that you joined me. Jesus, besides being the greatest best friend any of us could ever have, is also the greatest adventure I could ever desire and I WANT that "deeper and more personable" with him more and more. Thank you, again, for taking the time to reply here. Happy Easter, dear friend.
Again, I can tell you took great care in creating this post.
To see these works of art and read their descriptions was really interesting. You’ve compiled a vivid retelling! I also find the way the artists chose to depict these historical scenes interesting. Obviously, most of these works reflect the time periods in which they were created. It gives a glimpse into life at that time period as well.
Yes, these Holy Week posts, including this one, have been written and compiled with great intentionality and with the prayer that God help me write them and that they would convey exactly what He desires via these photos, words, God's Word, and Art History.
I'm so glad you've found this particular post interesting. God can use so much to speak to us if we but look and listen. Thank you for looking and listening. I think that last painting, "The Crucifixion," by Jacopo di Cione, could be iconic for Good Friday. There is so much of Jesus's story in it. I could likely stand in front of it for a very, very long time. That might be a good thing to do one Good Friday to come!
It's Easter Eve! Although the people don't know it yet, Love WINS!
Wow, Renate! You have done exceptional work relating the Passion of Christ through this fine selection of historical pictures and your voice. I am once again reading out loud to my husband as we travel from Georgia to Virginia. We started at the SeaTac Airport, coincidentally the last place we were when you were writing Dec 2024 - Jan 2025. I need to go back and read more. The unfathomable humility of Christ juxtaposed with the power of God is in deed almighty for pulling down strongholds and He did it! -- all for us! Like He said, and you reiterated, It is finished! Thank you, Jesus, thank you Father God. Thank you Renate.
I absolutely love that you often read these posts while travelling, Rhonda! That just feels perfectly appropriate. It has been such an interesting week, contemplating this miraculous “unfathomable humility” of Christ and His power and what He did for us and suffered for us through the lens of Art History. I’m so thankful, so very thankful. Contemplating Holy Week by diving deep into the works on display at the National Gallery has been fascinating and I have learned SO MUCH! My appetite for more only grows, more art, more travel, more learning. How humbling and what an honor for me that you would read to your husband out loud as you travel. Thank you for letting me know that. And thank you so kindly for your thoughtful comments, my friend.
Yes, we too have learned so much through your pictorial narrative and commentary. And, just to mention, we had started with a book I bought a year ago, The Cradle to the Cross published by The Keeping Company, which is also an account of Christ through classical art, but when we left on our travels, I didn't bring the book with us and was missing it, and then lo-and-be-hold, the Lord provided through you! I was "wowed!" You brought the account of Christ to us in a deeper and more personable way through your story telling and critique of the art. It was perfect.
Rhonda, that book sounds very intriguing and I want it! The Cradle to the Cross. It just sounds perfect to contemplate Jesus in classical art, as you say. And how neat is that that I've the privilege of standing in for the book! Thank you so much for joining me on this Holy Week journey. I'm so honored that you joined me. Jesus, besides being the greatest best friend any of us could ever have, is also the greatest adventure I could ever desire and I WANT that "deeper and more personable" with him more and more. Thank you, again, for taking the time to reply here. Happy Easter, dear friend.
Again, I can tell you took great care in creating this post.
To see these works of art and read their descriptions was really interesting. You’ve compiled a vivid retelling! I also find the way the artists chose to depict these historical scenes interesting. Obviously, most of these works reflect the time periods in which they were created. It gives a glimpse into life at that time period as well.
It’s Easter Eve—happy Saturday!
And, again, thank you, Christy!
Yes, these Holy Week posts, including this one, have been written and compiled with great intentionality and with the prayer that God help me write them and that they would convey exactly what He desires via these photos, words, God's Word, and Art History.
I'm so glad you've found this particular post interesting. God can use so much to speak to us if we but look and listen. Thank you for looking and listening. I think that last painting, "The Crucifixion," by Jacopo di Cione, could be iconic for Good Friday. There is so much of Jesus's story in it. I could likely stand in front of it for a very, very long time. That might be a good thing to do one Good Friday to come!
It's Easter Eve! Although the people don't know it yet, Love WINS!