a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Wise and Foolish Virgins
Artist: Peter von Cornelius
 1813    Painting

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This oil on canvas painting is housed in the Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf.

The painting shows Christ, and a group including a musician, and a man holding palm frond
There is a crescent moon & detailed carving on the door that is about to close and shut out the foolish young women.
The foolish virgins are grouped in the dark background.

Woe Unto You Scribes and Pharisees
Artist: James Tissot
 c. 1891    Painting

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(“Woe unto You, Scribes and Pharisees”) is part of his larger “Life of Christ” series, watercolor (gouache) on paper, which he worked on from 1886-94. He had visited the Holy Land to reinforce the fidelity of his works. (The series is held by the Brooklyn Museum, though not — like this painting — on view.) It is a small painting: 10 x 6 inches.