The Good Shepherd
Artist: Marten van Valckenborch
c. 1585
Painting
Marten van Valckenborch or Marten van Valckenborch the Elder[1] (1535 in Leuven – 1612 in Frankfurt), was a Flemish Renaissance painter, principally lknown for his andscapes populated with religious or allegorical themes or depicting agricultural or mining scenes. s.
The Parable of the Good Shepherd, found in John 10:1-18, illustrates Jesus as the shepherd who knows and cares for his sheep, representing his followers. It emphasizes the relationship between Jesus and his believers, highlighting his sacrifice and guidance.
Valckenborch painted this picture of the Parable of the Good Shepherd, c.1580-90. The prevailing color of this fine art print is green and its shape is landscape. Original size is 86 x 123. This art piece is located in Kunsthistorisches Museum, in Vienna, Austria.
The Good Shepherd
Artist: Murillo
c. 1660
Painting
Placed in a nominally classical setting, made intimate by his typically shallow composition, in The Good Shepherd, Murillo has combined his gift for painting children, with an almost Rococo palette, and a limpid, silver sense of light to create images that expressed both spiritual divinity and human vulnerability. The Infant Shepherd's idealised beauty is the antithesis of Murillo's street children, but he maintained a sense of naturalism in the child's casual embrace of the lamb, and its woolly fleece. Also, seizing on the fact that children with domestic animals were a common sight in Seville, Murillo knew the lamb could carry a double meaning: as the Child's pet and as His fate as the Lamb of God, allowing him to illustrate a sacred subject in the context of everyday life, therefore broadening its appeal.
Jesus saud “I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11)
This oil on canvas is in the Collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid
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