a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
Artist: William Blake
 1799-1800    Painting

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The painting, finished in pen and ink, illustrates a passage from the Bible, a prophecy described in the Gospel of Matthew as having been used by Jesus to advise the faithful on spiritual vigilance, describing how "A trumpeting angel flying overhead signifies that the moment of judgment has arrived". Blake contrasts the elegant and wise virgins on the left, prepared for the trumpet's call from the angel above, with the foolish virgins on the right, who fall over their feet in agitation and fear. 

This is a work of watercolor, pen and black ink over graphite. It is housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

The Passion Pulpit
Artist: Donatello
 1460    Sculpture

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Donatello spent most of the last years of his life in Florence. His last work of importance was the bronze reliefs for the two pulpits of San Lorenzo, commissioned in c. 1460, and finished after his death by his pupil Bertoldo. The southern pulpit, now known as the Passion Pulpit, features images of Christ in Gethsemane, Christ before Caiaphas and Pilate, the Flagellation, as well as scenes of the Crucifixion, Deposition and Burial of Christ.