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The Visual Commentary on Scripture
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Helen Frankenthaler does away with likeness and instead draws attention to the paint itself, a different, more hidden, alchemical process.
The turning of water into wine in John 2:1–12 is an alchemical miracle. Find out more in this week's exhibition:
thevcs.org/wedding-cana...
Curated Commentaries offer a new way to explore the VCS collection.
We have selected topics familiar and unexpected to help you encounter the Bible and Art. Each is explored through seven artworks and commentaries from across the site.
Click here to explore them all:
thevcs.org/curated-comm...
Curated Commentaries offer a new way to explore the VCS collection.
We have selected topics familiar and unexpected to help you encounter the Bible and Art. Each is explored through seven artworks and commentaries from across the site.
Click here to explore them all:
thevcs.org/curated-comm...
'the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.'
In this week's exhibition we look at #Ezekiel 1.
The most distinctive feature of Marc Chagall’s presentation of this passage is that he gives breasts to the figure with the human face.
Click here to find you why:
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William Blake has been heralded as a significant voice in the history of biblical interpretation.
In 'The Whirlwind: Ezekiel’s Vision of the Cherubim and Eyed Wheels', Ezekiel himself appears at the very bottom of the composition.
Click here to take a closer look:
thevcs.org/vision-god#d...
Giacomo Balla's 'The Speed of an Automobile' does not overtly relate to #Ezekiel, but provides an imaginative visual ‘intertext’.
It is characteristic of the Futurists in emphasising dynamism, light, and technology.
Curious? Take a look at our exhibition of the week:
thevcs.org/vision-god#s...
This looks very cool - and of interest to some folks I know here.
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This painting (Pieter de Grebber, Parable of the Unfair Judge, 1628, Oil on oak, 88.5 x 74 cm, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest) is one of the three works of art that I explore in my recent @thevcs.bsky.social entry: thevcs.org/persistent-w....
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
Elizabeth Catlett's "In Sojourner Truth I fought for the rights of women as well as Blacks" is my favorite (of 3) image in my latest @thevcs.bsky.social piece. Her Sojourner Truth functions as a powerful agent of justice and a moral exemplar of perseverance and action: thevcs.org/persistent-w...
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
Claire Cullingworth
David B. Gowler
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We've introduced Curated Commentaries, a new way of exploring the VCS.
We have broken down the Bible into topics familiar and unexpected, each explored through seven artworks and commentaries.
Explore the website, and watch the introduction by @benquash.bsky.social:
thevcs.org/curated-comm...
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"Experiences of all kinds are poured into us and expression pours forth from us, but we change in our most intimate depths in ways that even those closest to us cannot see, even in ways that are hidden from ourselves."
The @thevcs.bsky.social this week is the wedding at Cana:
