Nahum 1:7 (NIV)
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble.
Shelter, 2020
Daniel Gerhartz (American, 1965 - present)
https://www.providencefineart.com/
Here is a 'making of' video showing the processing of painting this piece.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qetKPVFEZg8
Psalm 73:26 (ESV)
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Allegory of Charity, c.1655
Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598-1664)
Ephesians 2:14-15 (NIV)
“For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations.”
Multitude of Worshippers
Gregory Staton (American)
Matthew 5:4 (ESV)
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Old Shepherds Chief Mourner, 1837
Edwin Henry Landseer (English, 1802-1873)
John 4:14 (ESV)
“But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again.
The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
The Samaritan Woman at the Well, 1872
Carl Heinrich Bloch (Danish, 1834-1890)
Isaiah 2:4 (ESV)
And they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.
Swords to Plowshares
Warhammer 40K Card Illustration
Diego Gisbert Llorens (Spanish, 1980-present)
Matthew 25:31-32 (ESV)
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.”
The Last Judgement
Illegibly signed, inscribed, and dated lower left: Höllensturz July 1867
Isaiah 6:2 (ESV)
Each had six wings:
with two he covered his face,
and with two he covered his feet,
and with two he flew.
The Vision of Isaiah, 2017
Luke Allsbrook (American)
Romans 6:4 (ESV)
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
The Resurrection, 1459
Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431-1506)
1 Peter 3:18-19 (ESV)
For Christ also suffered once for sins,
the righteous for the unrighteous,
that he might bring us to God,
being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison
Christ's Descent into Hell
Follower of Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516)
Matthew 14:23 (ESV)
And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray.
When evening came, he was there alone.
Dreams (On the Hill) from 'The Life of Christ' series.
Vasily Polenov (Russian, 1844-1927)
Luke 1:39-41 (NASB1995)
Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Marys greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Heimsuchung Mariä, 1708
Adriaen van der Werff (Dutch 1659-1722)
Matthew 25:37-40 (ESV)
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
The Seven Acts of Mercy
Circle of Pieter Brueghel the Younger (Flemish, 1564-1638)
Luke 23:48-49 (ESV)
And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things.
Return from Calvary, c.1867
Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923)
Proverbs 21:3 (NASB1995)
“To do righteousness and justice
Is desired by the Lord more than sacrifice.”
Sacrifice of Noah, 1650’s
Valerio Castello (Italian, 1624-1659)
Exodus 7:11-12 (NASB1995)
Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts. For each one threw down his staff and they turned into serpents. But Aarons staff swallowed up their staffs.
Moïse Changeant en Serpent La Verge D'Aaron, c. 1640
Moses Turning Aaron's Staff Into a Serpent
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts,
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory;
Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High.
Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California, 1865
Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830-1902)
Sanctus, from The Hymnal.
Paraphrased from Isaiah 6:3.
Luke 16:26 (BSB)
And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.
The Rich Man Being Led to Hell, 1647
David Teniers the Younger (Flemish, 1610-1690)
Luke 16:19-21 (NIV)
There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich mans table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
Lazarus and the Rich Man, 1865
Eduard von Gebhardt (German, 1838-1925)
1 Peter 2:24 (BSB)
He Himself bore our sins
in His body on the tree,
so that we might die to sin
and live to righteousness.
“By His stripes you are healed.”
Crucifixion, c.1650-55
Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593-1678)
Psalm 18:31-33 (ESV)
For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?—
the God who equipped me with strength
and made my way blameless.
He made my feet like the feet of a deer
and set me secure on the heights.
The Heart of the Andes, 1859
Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826-1900)
1 Samuel 17:34-35 (ESV)
“Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him.”
The Shepherd David, c. 1895
Elizabeth Jane Gardner (American, 1837-1922)
Genesis 4:10-12 (ESV)
And the Lord said,
“What have you done?
The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground.
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength.
You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
Cain, 1885
Emanuel Krescenc Liška (Czech, 1852-1903)
Luke 11:50-51 (NIV)
Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.
Kain Erschlägt Abel (Cain Kills Abel), 1922
Hugo Vogel (German, 1855-1934)
Isaiah 50:4 (NASB1995)
The Lord God has given Me the tongue of disciples,
That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
Christ and His Mother Studying the Scriptures, c. 1908
Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)