a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

Parable of the Unjust Steward
Artist: A.N. Mironov
 2021    Painting

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Andrei Nikolayevich Mironov ( born 20 April 1975) is a Russian artist. He is known mainly as a portrait painter, though he also works in the genre of religious painting.

The scripture reference is   Luke 16:1-13 and the subjects are dishonesty, injustice and the treasures in Heaven.

Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
Artist: Jan van Hemessen
 1548-1552    Painting

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Hemessen’s figures fill the foreground of the painting, and their expressive faces and animated gestures create an arresting effect. On the left the king raises an accusing finger toward the servant, who sits anxiously on the right with his hands intertwined. Between them sit two men, one carefully counting coins and the other looking up at the king before making a note in his ledger. As the servant’s initial fate is decided, a window gives onto a view of the concluding scene of the story, in which he gets his just reward.
There is some evidence that this painting was made for the office of a municipal tax collector in northern Holland—an appropriate location to ponder the lessons of the parable.

This painting is oil on panel and measures 39 3/8 in. x 5 ft. 8 1/4 in. x 2 1/4 in.