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 Bible Art

Parable of the Lost Piece of Silver
Artist: Godefridus Schalcken
 1685     Painting

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Around 1680–85 Schalcken painted Parable of the Lost Piece of Silver , in which he adhered closely to the text of Luke 15:8–10: “Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.”

This oil on canvas painting measures 39.5 x 49.3 cm and is housed in The Leiden Collection,ew York.

Parable of the Minas (Talents)
Artist: Willem de Poorter
 c. 1660    Painting

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This oil on panel painting, measuring 45 x 55 cm, depicts the climactic scene of the master confronting the wicked servant.  The painting is housed in the National Gallery in Prague.

The parable appears in two of the synoptic, canonical gospels of the New Testament:

Matthew 25:14–30
Luke 19:11–27