Easter Tuesday 2016

Spring tulips signify  new life in the Risen Lord
(Photo ID 22533514 © Udra11  Dreamstime.com)

Easter Monday 2016

The Resurrected Jesus in all His Glory

In Emmaus, at supper,  the risen Jesus explains to His astonished disciples what happened over the past few days.  He had walked with them unrecognized over the course of the afternoon 
(Rembrandt, 1648)

The image of Jesus in all His glory is not credited but I obtained it from the source listed below.

Jesus eating supper with his disciples in Emmaus, after His Resurrection is by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). He was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art and the most important in Dutch history.[3] His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age when Dutch Golden Age painting, although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative, and gave rise to important new genres in painting.

Artist information is from Wikipedia.

For use in this Blog, I purchased the two digital images of the respective artist's work from biblepicturegallery.com

Easter Sunday 2016

Resurrection of Jesus
(Rembrandt, Ca. 1639)

Women meet angels at the tomb of Jesus on Easter Morning
(William Hole, 1899) 

Peter and John enter Jesus' empty tomb
(William Hole, 1899) 

The risen Jesus appears to Peter
(William Hole, 1899)

The risen Christ stands on the shore of Lake Galilee
(William Hole, 1899, via biblepicturegallery.com)

The Resurrection of Jesus shown in the 1st image is by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). He was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art and the most important in Dutch history.  His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age when Dutch Golden Age painting, although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative, and gave rise to important new genres in painting. 

The four other post-resurrection images are from a book "The Life of Jesus of Nazareth" Circa. 1900.by William Brassey Hole (1846-1917)    The illustrations were originally water color paintings. Hole was an English artist, illustrator, etcher and engraver, known for his industrial, historical and biblical scenes.

Artist information is from Wikipedia.

For use in this Blog, I purchased the four digital images of the respective artist's work from  biblepicturegallery.com

Good Friday 2016

Jesus having been condemned to death falls under the weight of His cross on His way to crucifixion at Calvary
(William Hole, Ca.1900 )

Jesus is nailed to the cross

(William Hole, Ca.1900 )

Jesus dies on the cross as His Mother and other women watch
(William Hole Ca. 1900)

Jesus having been removed from the cross is placed in a tomb
(Rembrandt Ca. 1645)

Illustrations of Christ on His way to Calvary and of His crucifixion  are from a book "The Life of Jesus of Nazareth" Circa. 1900.by William Brassey Hole (1846-1917)    The illustrations were originally water color paintings. Hole was an English artist, illustrator, etcher and engraver, known for his industrial, historical and biblical scenes.

Depiction of "The Entombment of Jesus" is by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). He was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art and the most important in Dutch history.[3] His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age when Dutch Golden Age painting, although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative, and gave rise to important new genres in painting.

Artist information is from Wikipedia.

For use in this Blog, I purchased the four digital images of the respective artist's work from biblepicturegallery.com

Holy Thursday 2016

Jesus Blesses the cup at His Last Supper with His Disciples. Judas is seen leaving the premises.
(William Hole Ca. 1900)

Jesus washes the feet of his disciples at a break during Supper
(William Hole, Ca. 1900)

After supper, Jesus prays alone in the Garden of Gethsemane
(James Tissot, Ca. 1894)

Judas' betrayal leads to Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane
(William Hole, Ca. 1900)

The Illustrations by William Brassey Hole  (1846-1917) are from "The Life of Jesus of Nazareth" Circa. 1900. The illustrations were originally water color. Hole was an English artist, illustrator, etcher and engraver, known for his industrial, historical and biblical scenes.

The painting of  Jesus praying in the Garden is by J.J. Tissot from a series of watercolor paintings about "The Life of Jesus Christ" (circa 1894).  Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902), anglicized as James Tissot, was a French painter and illustrator. He was a successful painter of Paris society before moving to London in 1871. He became famous as a genre painter of fashionably dressed women shown in various scenes of everyday life.  Late in life he redeveloped an interest in the Catholic faith and traveled to the Middle East in 1886, 1889, and 1896 to make studies of the landscape and people. His series of 365 gouache (opaque watercolor) illustrations showing the life of Christ were shown to critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences in Paris (1894–5), London (1896) and New York (1898–9), before being bought by the Brooklyn Museum in 1900.

Artist information is from Wikipedia.

I purchased the four digital images of the author's works for use in this Blog from biblepicturegallery.com

Palm Sunday 2016

Riding a donkey, Jesus makes His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. This would be His last
(Giotto, Ca. 1300)

Painting by Giotto di Bondone (c. 1267-1337)  known as Giotto was an Italian painter and architect from Florence in the late Middle Ages. He is generally considered the first in a line of great artists who contributed to the Renaissance.

Artist information is from Wikipedia

I purchased the digital image of the painting for use in this Blog from biblepicturegallery.com

Ash Wednesday 2016

Image ID 66012392 © Punyawat Aseetisin | Dreamstime.com

In 2016 Lent (in the Catholic and some Protestant Churches) begins Wednesday 2-10-16. However for Eastern Catholic and Orthodox churches, it begins on "Clean Monday" two days before Ash Wednesday. "Clean Monday is a reminder that we should begin Lent with good intentions and a desire to clean our spiritual house. It is a day of strict fasting for Eastern Catholics, including abstinence not only from meat but from eggs and dairy products as well" (Scott P. Richert, Catholicism Expert).

Lent ends on Holy Saturday one day before before Easter Sunday.    However it  Liturgically ends on Holy Thursday, 3 days before Easter.

So Lent has two beginning dates and two ending dates.  None-the-less it is a time of prayer and fasting and good works as depicted by the "Infographic Elements" illustration above which Humble Blogger purchased for this Blog post.  For Ash Wednesday we focus on the lower left of the illustration showing "40 days",(the length of Lent)  a rosary and a bible (for prayer) and meat with a circle-backslash symbol over it.(fast and abstinence)

The other images in the illustration depict "Holy Week" just before Easter as Jesus Enters Jerusalem on a donkey, celebrates His last supper with his disciples where He institutes the Eucharist, is betrayed by Judas for 40 pieces of silver, is disowned by Peter as a cock crows, is crowned with thorns, suffers, carries his cross and is crucified.

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