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Les Disciples
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20" x 32" |
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Framed Paper
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| 30" x 40" |
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$270.00 |
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"He lives! He is not here; He is risen, just as He said."
--- Matthew 28:6
What joy this blessed assurance gives; I know that my Redeemer lives!
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Eugene Burnand, a Swiss painter, worked in the mid-19th century.
He painted with a great sense of realism which is very evident in his
religious works. The deep emotion of the moment is captured in the eyes
and facial expressions of the disciples running to the sepulcher by the artist's genius with detail.
In the pre-twentieth centuries the majority of mankind had no schooling
and could not read. Often the printers or old masters of the 15th-19th
centuries painted human stories with their art. They literally told a story,
often with a lesson or deeper meaning hidden in the imagery.
Les Disciples strongly illustrates
this art style. It is very early Sunday morning. The air is crisp and clear,
three days after their teacher, Jesus of Nazareth was killed by the high priest and
high council. Mary Magdalene has told them she has seen the Master alive,
and the two men are running to the tomb.
Peter had denied
he knew Jesus three times the night before Jesus died. Peter's
eyes reveal his heart, the eyes being the window to the soul. "Is it true?"
he asks himself. "Is He alive? This is what He told us, but how can it be?
Will He Forgive me?" Peter's cloak is black, representing the doubt and denial
in all of us. His hands show the signs of years of toil and hard work as a
fisherman. His right hand is over his heart, which contains the hope he has that what
Jesus has said is true. His left hand points to the way, the way of redemption.
Because of his repentance and regret, because of the forgiveness he receives,
and because of his faith and the strength he is given, Peter will lead the church
into the age of Christendom which has lasted to this day and will continue
beyond.
John, the beloved disciple, the favorite of the Master is sure of what he has heard.
He is clothed in white representing his pure faith, never questioning, always believing.
He remembers the suffering he witnessed, he remembers the eternal
issues Jesus taught him, and he knows it is true: He is risen! His love for
the Master is great, and his hands are clasped in expectation, hopeful,
grateful, ready to embrace his Lord. John runs ahead of Peter for his faith is sure
and steadfast and the expectant joy in his heart adds urging to his every step.
John's works in the years to come will give to us the Revelation for the new
millennium which we still await.
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