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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 17h

What does it mean to be human? How do we paint our own nature, and question our own image?

David Bailly, Vanitas Still Life with Self-Portrait, 1651, Oil on panel, 89.5 x 122 cm, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden; S1351

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Delighted to see that my latest @thevcs.bsky.social piece on the Persistent Widow was emailed out today. The brief essays include analyses of works of art by Elizabeth Catlett, Brothers Dalziel (John Everett Millais), and Pieter de Grebber: "Powerful Agents of Justice" thevcs.org/persistent-w...

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The Persistent Widow

Exhibition: The Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1–8). Featuring works of art by John Everett Millais, Brothers Dalziel, Pieter de Grebber and Elizabeth Catlett. Commentaries by David B. Gowler.

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Epistle of James is an exhortation to grow in wisdom, patience, and righteousness, resisting all evil and dreadful temptations, as an act of faith in God. Explore three French works of art of the 17th and 18th centuries in our exhibition on James 3:13–4:12: thevcs.org/purify-your-...

James 3:13–4:12
Purify Your Hearts, You Double Minded!
Commentaries by Alysée Le Druillenec

Works of art by Antoine Coysevox, Claude Mellan, Guillaume Coustou, Nicolas Coustou and Pierre Mignard

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We're launching a podcast! Well, we're launching a podcast in a week –– but follow the link to subscribe and be the first to hear our initial two episodes: thevcs.org/bible-art-re... Bible & Art Reframed offers fresh dialogue on the world of scripture and the history of art.

Bible & Art Reframed

A New Podcast Series from the VCS Team

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This week we feature an Egyptian Book of the Dead, together with famous frescoes by Raphael and Giotto. At the heart of Micah 6–7 is the imperative to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. Take a closer look at our Exhibition of the Week: thevcs.org/justice-kind...

Micah 6–7

Justice, Kindness, Humility

Commentaries by Amanda M. Burritt

Works of art by Giotto, Raphael and Unknown Egyptian artist

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In what is our most 'Could be a Prog Rock album cover' artwork yet, it's Iain Andrews' painting for our Exhibition of the Week: Naboth's Vineyard. In 1 Kings 21, Ahab king of Samarʹia covets Naboth's grapes. Naboth says no. Consequences follow: thevcs.org/naboths-vine...

A screenshot of three artworks - a cast sculpture and two paintings showing Naboth in his vineyard.

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king" And so, in Esther 5, they are transported from the continent of Africa to the subcontinent of India to the court of King Ahasu-eʹrus. Historically, countless girls and women were subjugated by males who rendered females inferior.

Marcelle Hanselaar :

The Refusal, Queen Vashti, 2021–22 , Etching and aquatint

Ira Mallory :

Hadassah: Queen Esther, 2021 , Film

Fred Wilson :

Queen Esther/Harriet Tubman, by Fred Wilson, 1992 , Ink on acetate

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is the earliest surviving representation of Christian judgement, appearing on this sarcophagus lid. It shows the separation of the sheep and the goats - eight sheep symbolise the redeemed and advance peacefully from the left; five goats shrink from Christ's hand and retreat with lifted heads.

A carved Roman sarcophagus lid, showing Jesus blessing sheep on his right and goats shrinking from his hand on the left.

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Exodus 4:1–18, 27–31 is the first of many moments in which Moses and the Hebrews face trials of faith. Their mortal and moral lapses—of judgment, of faith—frustrate their ability to fulfil their divine destiny. It is also, however, these human moments of failure that are integral to their journey.

Three miracles that convinced Moses, with a woodcut illustration of God in a tree.

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This week's exhibition is on Ephesians 6:10–24, titled 'The Armour of God'. In Roberto Oderisi's painting, a strange constellation of objects floats in the flattened space around Christ’s crucified body. Click here to take a closer look: thevcs.org/armour-god#a...

ROBERTO ODERISI
The Man of Sorrows, c.1354, Tempera and gold on panel, 62.2 x 38 cm, The Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA; Gift of Grenville L. Winthrop, Class of 1886, 1937.49, ©️ Harvard Art Museums / Bridgeman Images

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Muslim commentators have always been interested in the life of the great prophet Ibrâhîm (Abraham) before his divine ‎call. This Persian illumination stems from a tradition about his early battles with idolaters. Click here to take a closer look: thevcs.org/abrahams-ear...

UNKNOWN PERSIAN ARTIST
Ibrâhîm (Abraham) rescued from Nimrûd's fire by Jabrâ'îl (Gabriel), 1577, Manuscript, 210 x 127 mm, The New York Public Library; Spencer Collection, Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 23v, Courtesy New York Public Library

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Shai Azoulay paints Abraham standing alone on a hill, facing away from the viewer and looking down on the terrain through which he will be travelling. Read about this painting in our exhibition on Abraham’s early life and journey to Canaan: thevcs.org/abrahams-ear...

SHAI AZOULAY
Living as a Pilgrim, 2019, Oil on canvas, 45 x 60 cm; ©️ Shai Azoulay, courtesy of artist

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Traditions developed about Abraham's rejection of the idol worship practised by the inhabitants of his birthplace, the Babylonian city of Ur. This image in our exhibition of the week from the Passover Haggadah provides the earliest extant depiction of this tradition: thevcs.org/abrahams-ear...

ABRAHAM BAR JACOB
Abraham smashing the Idols, from the Passover Haggadah, 1695, Engraving, 315 x 205 cm, Gross Family Collection, The Center for Jewish Art, Tel Aviv; B.66, Courtesy of William Gross, Photography by Ardon Barhama

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

St Dunstan portrays himself as a miserable sinner, whose only saving grace is a pious hope for Christ’s redemption. He lies prostrate, and his posture signals unreserved submission. Take a closer look at this illumination from the so-called Glastonbury Classbook: thevcs.org/do-not-let-y...

UNKNOWN ARTIST, POSSIBLY ST DUNSTAN, WALES/GLASTONBURY
Jesus Christ, opening page of Glastonbury Classbook (St. Dunstan's Classbook), 850, Manuscript illumination, 250 x 180 mm, Bodleian Libraries, The University of Oxford; MS Auct. F. 4. 32, fol. 1r, Photo: ©️ Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Wearing mirrored contact lenses, Giuseppe Penone provides an opportunity to contemplate different perspectives on oneself and of others in 'Rovesciare i propri occhi' (‘to reverse one’s eyes’). Read about this work in our exhibition 'Do Not Let Your Left Hand Know': thevcs.org/do-not-let-y...

GIUSEPPE PENONE
Rovesciare i propri occhi (To Reverse One's Eyes), 1970, Gelatin silver print with selenium tone and ink on baryte paper, handwritten inscription, 396 x 296 mm; Edition of 7, ©️ 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Lucy Dawkins. Courtesy Gagosian.

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Gustave Doré's engraving illustrates Dante in the ninth circle of hell. Even by Dante’s standards, the episode is especially gruesome. The souls are submerged up to the neck, leaving just their heads sticking out. Find out more in our exhibition on Matthew 6: thevcs.org/do-not-let-y...

GUSTAVE DORÉ
Dante addresses the traitor Bocca Degli Abati, from Inferno Canto 32, verse 97, 1857, Wood engraving, 430 x 310 mm; Realy Easy Star / Alamy Stock Photo

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Edvard Munch’s provocatively-titled 'Self-Portrait in Hell' features in this week's exhibition on Job 15–17. Curious? Click on the link to take a closer look and read the commentary: thevcs.org/dissenting-o...

EDVARD MUNCH
Self-Portrait in Hell, 1903, Oil on canvas, 82 x 66 cm, Munchmuseet, Oslo; MM.M.00591, ©️ Munchmuseet / Juri Kobayashi

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

In this manuscript illumination, Job sits on a bench covered in sores, while his wife looks on sorrowfully. A large beast dominates the left side of the composition, combining the heads of a dragon, a lion, and a snake. Take a closer look in our exhibition of the week: thevcs.org/dissenting-o...

UNKNOWN ARTIST
Job attacked by a monster representing the disease sent by the devil (Job 2:7), c.776–825, Manuscript illumination, 280 x 275 mm, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City; MS Vat. gr. 749 pt.1, fol. 25r, ©️ 2025 Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The Latin phrase ‘NOLI ME CONDEMNARE’ rises diagonally from the mouth of the seated figure. It was assumed originally that the subject of the work was the Stoic philosopher Seneca, but he is in fact the biblical Job. Our exhibition of the week is on Job 15–17: thevcs.org/dissenting-o...

UNKNOWN SPANISH ARTIST, POSSIBLY SEVILLE
Job, 1618–30, Oil on canvas, 120.3 x 95 cm, The Art Institute of Chicago; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick, 1936.355, The Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource, NY

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

In John Reilly's painting, the ripples of a circle begin with the face of the young Jesus, together with Mary and Joseph. These ripples appear to hold together the surrounding landscape, with its creatures, figures, plants, and angels. Click here to find out more: thevcs.org/establishing...

JOHN REILLY
Holy Family, Date unknown, Oil on board, 106.7 x 106.7 cm, Private collection; ©️ Jillian Reilly, courtesy of https://thejohnreillygallery.co.uk

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Antoine Camilleri depicts his quiet life working with his hands in his studio as a holy life. In this respect, it is a vocation that fulfils Paul’s charge to the Christians in Thessalonica. Take a closer look in this week's exhibition on 1 #Thessalonians 2:17–4:12: thevcs.org/establishing...

ANTOINE CAMILLERI
The Prayer, 1982, Clay and resin on wood panel; ©️ Antoine Camilleri, courtesy of the artist

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Stanley Spencer saw the divine in everyday life. Similarly, Paul encouraged the community of Christ in Thessalonica to live holy lives where they were. Our exhibition of the week is called 'Establishing the Heart' and is on 1 Thessalonians 2:17–4:12: thevcs.org/establishing...

STANLEY SPENCER
The Lovers (The Dustmen), 1934, Oil on canvas, 115 x 123.5 cm, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne; Purchased from Arthur Tooth and Sons Ltd, 1948, TWCMS : B7412, North East Museums / ©️ Estate of Stanley Spencer. All rights reserved 2025 / Bridgeman Images

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Like the exchange between Jesus and Mary in the story of the wedding at Cana, artist Mary Kelly's 'Post-Partum Document' is cryptic. At once private and public, it engages the threshold between the maternal and the social. Find out more in our exhibition of the week: thevcs.org/wedding-cana...

MARY KELLY
Post-Partum Document. Documentation III: Analysed Markings And Diary Perspective Schema (Experimentum Mentis III: Weaning from the Dyad), 1975, Graphite, crayon, chalk and printed diagrams, mounted on paper, 286 x 361 x 35 mm, Tate, London; Purchased 1984, T03925, ©️ Mary Kelly 2025 courtesy Tate Images, Courtesy Pippy Houldsworth Gallery

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Paolo Veronese's monumental canvas in the Louvre, originally made for the Venetian monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore, might be the best-known depiction of the Wedding at Cana. Visit our site to zoom in and take a closer look: thevcs.org/wedding-cana...

PAOLO VERONESE
The Wedding at Cana, 1562–63, Oil on canvas, 677 x 994 cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris; INV 142, ©️ RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Helen Frankenthaler does away with likeness and instead draws attention to the paint itself, a different, more hidden, alchemical process. The turning of water into wine in John 2:1–12 is an alchemical miracle. Find out more in this week's exhibition: thevcs.org/wedding-cana...

HELEN FRANKENTHALER
Dream Walk Red, 1978, Acrylic on canvas, 149.9 x 262.9 cm, Private collection, Springfield, N.J.; ©️ 2026 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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maidstonevicar.bsky.social @maidstonevicar.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

"Experiences of all kinds are poured into us and expression pours forth from us, but we change in our most intimate depths in ways that even those closest to us cannot see, even in ways that are hidden from ourselves." The @thevcs.bsky.social this week is the wedding at Cana:

Helen Frankenthaler's Dream Walk Red, 1978, Private collection, Springfield, N.J.; ©️ 2026 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York via https://thevcs.org/wedding-cana
"Helen Frankenthaler is known for pouring paint onto unprimed canvases in large pools that bleed into one another, presenting, simultaneously, the pure medium of paint itself—its flows and movements—and the interior world of mood, emotion, and psychic energy. She called this technique ‘soak-stain’."
It's a variety of reds, strewed across the image.

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Giacomo Balla's 'The Speed of an Automobile' does not overtly relate to #Ezekiel, but provides an imaginative visual ‘intertext’. It is characteristic of the Futurists in emphasising dynamism, light, and technology. Curious? Take a look at our exhibition of the week: thevcs.org/vision-god#s...

GIACOMO BALLA
The Speed of an Automobile, 1913, Oil on card, 60 x 98 cm, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Milan; ©️ Mark Edward Smith / Bridgeman Images

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Elizabeth Catlett's "In Sojourner Truth I fought for the rights of women as well as Blacks" is my favorite (of 3) image in my latest @thevcs.bsky.social piece. Her Sojourner Truth functions as a powerful agent of justice and a moral exemplar of perseverance and action: thevcs.org/persistent-w...

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

William Blake has been heralded as a significant voice in the history of biblical interpretation. In 'The Whirlwind: Ezekiel’s Vision of the Cherubim and Eyed Wheels', Ezekiel himself appears at the very bottom of the composition. Click here to take a closer look: thevcs.org/vision-god#d...

WILLIAM BLAKE
Detail of The Whirlwind: Ezekiel's Vision of the Cherubim and Eyed Wheels (Illustration to the Old Testament, Ezekiel I 4–28), c.1803–05, Pen and watercolour over graphite on paper, 394 x 295 mm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, 90.108, Photo: ©️ 2021 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

'the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.' In this week's exhibition we look at #Ezekiel 1. The most distinctive feature of Marc Chagall’s presentation of this passage is that he gives breasts to the figure with the human face. Click here to find you why: thevcs.org/vision-god#l...

MARC CHAGALL
La Vision d'Ezéchiel, pl.104 (from Bible II), 1931–39, Handcoloured etching, 328 x 260 mm; ©️ 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris; Photo: akg-images / Album

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Curated Commentaries offer a new way to explore the VCS collection. We have selected topics familiar and unexpected to help you encounter the Bible and Art. Each is explored through seven artworks and commentaries from across the site. Click here to explore them all: thevcs.org/curated-comm...

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This painting (Pieter de Grebber, Parable of the Unfair Judge, 1628, Oil on oak, 88.5 x 74 cm, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest) is one of the three works of art that I explore in my recent @thevcs.bsky.social entry: thevcs.org/persistent-w....

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Claire Cullingworth @ccullingworth.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This looks very cool - and of interest to some folks I know here. ✝️⚓

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

We've introduced Curated Commentaries, a new way of exploring the VCS. We have broken down the Bible into topics familiar and unexpected, each explored through seven artworks and commentaries. Explore the website, and watch the introduction by @benquash.bsky.social: thevcs.org/curated-comm...

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The art of quilting is deeply embedded in American rural and working-class culture. Activist Cleve Jones used this tradition to commemorate those who had died of AIDS. Click on the link to find out more: thevcs.org/go-and-show-...

CLEVE JONES AND COLLABORATORS
NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, displayed on the National Mall October 11, 1996 in Washington, D.C., Begun on November 27, 1985, Fabric and various materials, 120,000 m2, Cared for by the National AIDS Memorial Grove, San Francisco; ©️ Richard Ellis/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This early masterpiece by Tintoretto hangs close to where St Roch's body lies interred. The saint in Tintoretto’s vision is a Christ-like victim become Christ-like healer, after the example of Jesus in Luke 17:11–19. Click to find out more in this week's exhibition: thevcs.org/go-and-show-...

JACOPO TINTORETTO
St Roch Healing the Plague-Stricken, 1549, Oil on canvas, 307 x 673 cm, Chiesa di San Rocco, Venice; Cameraphoto Arte, Venice / Art Resource, NY

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This charming page from the Codex Aureus of Echternach depicts the healing of the ten lepers among other miracles. Take a closer look in this week's exhibition on Luke 17:11–19, 'Go and Show Yourselves': thevcs.org/go-and-show-...

UNKNOWN ARTIST
The Cleansing of the Ten Lepers, from the Codex Aureus of Echternach (Codex aureus Epternacensis), c.1030, Illuminated manuscript, Germanische Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg; Hs156142, fol. 54r, Courtesy Germanisches Nationalmuseum

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The majestic Windmill Psalter was made in England in the late 13th century. The initial illustrates one of the standard responses to Psalm 81: King David reaches up to play a set of bells, known as a cymbala. Click here to take a closer look: thevcs.org/raise-song#n...

UNKNOWN FRENCH ARTIST [PARIS]
Psalm 81 (80 Vulgate), Initial showing David playing bells and the Golden Calf, from Breviary of Marie of Brabant, 1285–97, Illumination on vellum, 192 x 125 mm, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York; MS M.1042 fol. 56r, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The Tickhill Psalter is an extraordinary manuscript. The full-page initial E is divided into compartments including scenes from King David’s encounter with the wise woman of Tekoa, who advises him on how to deal with his errant son, Absalom. Click here to find out more: thevcs.org/raise-song#v...

UNKNOWN ARTIST
Psalm 81 (80 Vulgate), Full page initial showing scenes from 2 Samuel 14, from the Tickhill Psalter, 1310, Illumination on vellum, The New York Public Library; Spencer Collection, NYPL Spencer Coll. MS. 26, Courtesy of The New York Public Library

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The upper section of this large initial 'E' illuminating #Psalm 81 shows King David playing bells, with a man on a harp. The scene below is more unusual: two men blow trumpets and a woman plays a viol before the Golden Calf. Find out more in our exhibition of the week: thevcs.org/raise-song#n...

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Ervin Bossányi designed a symbolic conception of the biblical narrative of the children being brought to Jesus for the south transept of Canterbury Cathedral. Read about the third work of art in this week's exhibition: thevcs.org/christ-and-c...

ERVIN BOSSÁNYI
Peace Window, 1956, Stained glass, Canterbury Cathedral; Buff Henry Photography / Alamy Stock Photo

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

In 'My Son Changed My Art', artist Bob and Roberta Smith describes being amazed at a drawing by his son. Smith has returned to the slogan 'Art Makes Children Powerful' a number of times. Curious? Take a closer look in this week's exhibition, 'Christ and the Children': thevcs.org/christ-and-c...

BOB AND ROBERTA SMITH
My Son Changed my Art, 2018, Sign writers paint on board, 120 x 120 cm; Courtesy the artist. Photo by Simon Critchley. Installation shot from the exhibition at the Harris, Preston.

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Keith Haring wanted his mural to be a gift to the children at the Necker Children’s Hospital in Paris, providing something joyful for them to look at on what he thought an ugly building. Find out more in our exhibition of the week, 'Christ and the Children': thevcs.org/christ-and-c...

KEITH HARING
Untitled (Necker Hospital Mural), 1987, Mural, 2700 x 1300 cm, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris; ©️ Keith Haring Foundation / Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 courtesy of Yann Caradec

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It would be an understatement to say there's a lot going on in Jan Luyken's engraving of the plague of vermin, from a lavishly illustrated Bible first published in 1700. Visit the VCS to zoom in to take a closer look: thevcs.org/plagues-egyp...

JAN LUYKEN
Plague of vermin (Plaag van het ongedierte), from Icones Biblicae Veteris et Novi Testamenti, 1708, Etching, 337 x 435 mm, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; RP-P-OB-67.875, Courtesy of Rijksmuseum

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

'The Plague of Frogs' is one of twelve episodes from the Life of Moses that Bishop Roverella commissioned to decorate his palace in Ascoli Piceno. Marcello Fogolino’s irreverent depiction of the scene may have a sound theological basis. Click here to find out more: thevcs.org/plagues-egyp...

MARCELLO FOGOLINO
The Plague of Frogs, 1547, Fresco, Palazzo Diocesano, Ascoli Piceno; Photo: ©️ Geoffrey Nuttall

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This manuscript illumination from the so-called Golden Haggadah of The Plague of Blood shares a page with three other episodes from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt. Take a closer look in our exhibition on Exodus 7:14–8:19, 'Plagues of Egypt': thevcs.org/plagues-egyp...

UNKNOWN CATALONIAN ARTIST
Building Pharaoh's cities; the bondage of the Israelites; the plague of blood; Aaron's snake swallowing two others, from the Golden Haggadah, Early 14th century, Illuminated manuscript, The British Library, London; Add. 27210, f.11, Album / Art Resource, NY

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Paul’s long list of troubles in 2 Corinthians 11:21–30 is so full of adventures that one can almost imagine an action film based on this passage. Click here to take a closer look at our exhibition of the week: thevcs.org/credentials-...

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Credentials of God’s Calling

Exhibition: Credentials of God’s Calling (2 Corinthians 11). Featuring works of art by Unknown artist, Kent Monkman and Terry Frost. Commentaries by Matthew R. Anderson.

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