Parable of the Wedding Guests
Artist: Bernardo Strozzi
1636
Painting
The Parable of the Wedding Guests is based upon Matthew 22:1–14. This is part of a larger canvas painted by Bernardo Strozzi in about 1636 for the church of the Ospedale degli Incurabili in Venice and was part of the decoration for the ceiling together with the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins by Padovanino (ca. 1644), which also belongs to the Gallerie dell’Accademia
Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen
Artist: Marten van Valckenborch
c. 1580
Painting
The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen, also known as the Parable of the Bad Tenants, is a parable of Jesus found in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 21:33–46), the Gospel of Mark (Mark 12:1–12) and the Gospel of Luke (Luke 20:9–19). It is also found in the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas. It describes a landowner (KJV: householder) planting a vineyard and letting it out to husbandmen (tenants in some translations) who failed in their duties.
A common Christian interpretation is that this parable was about the chief priests and Pharisees, and was given to the people present within the Temple in Jerusalem during the final week before the death of Jesus.
He said, "A ... person owned a vineyard and rented it to some farmers, so they could work it and he could collect its crop from them. He sent his slave so the farmers would give him the vineyard's crop. They grabbed him, beat him, and almost killed him, and the slave returned and told his master. His master said, 'Perhaps he didn't know them.' He sent another slave, and the farmers beat that one as well. Then the master sent his son and said, 'Perhaps they'll show my son some respect.' Because the farmers knew that he was the heir to the vineyard, they grabbed him and killed him. Anyone here with two ears had better listen!"
66. Jesus said, "Show me the stone that the builders rejected: that is the keystone."
The owner of the vineyard is God and the son is Jesus. The traditional interpretation about the owner leaving the vineyard is expressed by Erasmus to argue that God leaving humans the free will to act, as is said by Bede the Venerable: "He seems to leave the vineyard so as to leave the keepers of the vineyard free choice of action.
The painting is oil on canvas and measures height: 86 cm (33.8 in); width: 123 cm (48.4 in).
It is housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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