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St Paul on the road to Damascus

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The Visitation by Antonio Bellucci 1654 – 1726

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Crucifixion with Cardinal by Lucas Cranach the Elder 1472 – 1553

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What is the significance of the Cardinal in the painting?

I found an interesting summary online, but I wonder if there is more to the story.
This work is linked to [John 19:25]. Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg kneels on a pillow before the crucified Jesus. Lucas Cranach made this painting for the cardinal while he was a friend and follower of Martin Luther, the German church reformer. Luther was involved in a theological battle with the cardinal’s catholic church.
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Another one I liked of the Apostle Paul…

Paul the Apostle, by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn c. 1657

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Herod’s Banquet by Domenico Ghirlandaio 1449 – 1494

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Imagine being a guest at the banquet and having to act polite, normal, and sociable while looking at a man’s head on a platter. The Bible describes Herod as tricked into killing John the Baptist by a pretty dancer. It describes Herod as grieved at the whole thing.
 
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The Birth of the Baptist by Artemisia Gentileschi 1593 – 1656

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Saint Peter by Jusepe de Ribera 1591 – 1652

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The Visitation by Antonio Bellucci 1654 – 1726

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The Healing of the Cripple of Bethesda by Pieter Aertsen 1507/08 – 1575

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I really like Father Mike Schmitz take on this story of the cripple at the pool of Bethasda. Jesus asks “Do you want to be well?” The point is that the healing will change your entire life and force you to learn to act as an entirely different person.

I also like the cripple’s response in John Chapter 5. He basically says that when the water is stirred up and he might get healed, somebody else always beats him to the water. In other words the cripple tried to be healed and he still is trying to get healed. There was perhaps still a desire in the cripple to win.

 
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Pilate washing his hands in innocence by Jan Lievens 1607 – 1674

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Peter liberated from prison by Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuyp 1612 – 1652

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Madonna of the Rose Bower by Martin Schongauer ca. 1447 – 1491

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Christ at the Sea of Galilee by Il Tintoretto 1518 – 1594

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