The Visual Commentary on Scripture

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Encounter the Bible
through Art

Video Introduction
The Flight into Egypt by Vittore Carpaccio
The Flight into Egypt, Vittore Carpaccio, c.1515, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Advent Calendar 2023

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Explore by Bible Book

Old Testament & Apocrypha

Mount Horeb, Sinai by Francis Frith

New Testament

Miraculous Draft of Fishes by Peter Paul Rubens

Explore by Artist

The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt van Rijn

The Agony in the Garden by El Greco

El Greco

Esther before Ahasuerus by Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi

Flight Into Egypt by Henry Ossawa Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Explore by Theme

The Death of the Pharaoh’s Firstborn Son by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Judgement

The Healing of the Blind Man and the Raising of Lazarus, from Ermita de San Baudelio de Berlanga, Caltojar by Master of Santa María de Taüll

Resurrection

Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast by Ludolf Backhuysen I

Wisdom

Jonah and the Whale, folio from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) by Unknown Iranian artist

Prayer and Faith

Video Channel

Raphael's The Mond Crucifixion

Introduction to the Visual Commentary on Scripture (2:57)

Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus 1601

Spotlight: Road to Emmaus

The VCS logo followed by the text "Unlocking Christian Art: Jesus Christ. Introduction"

1. Jesus Christ: An Introduction (8:36)

The VCS logo followed by the text "Unlocking Christian Art: Jesus Christ. The Annunciation"

2. The Annunciation (5:22)

The VCS logo followed by the text "Unlocking Christian Art: Jesus Christ. The Baptism"

3. The Baptism (4:35)

The VCS logo followed by the text "Unlocking Christian Art: Jesus Christ. The Last Supper"

4. The Last Supper (6:45)