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The graphic artist M.C. Escher developed his own distinctive strategies for depicting the infinite by way of the finite, a theme central to #Isaiah 40, the subject of this week's exhibition.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The graphic artist M.C. Escher developed his own distinctive strategies for depicting the infinite by way of the finite, a theme central to #Isaiah 40, the subject of this week's exhibition.
Click here to take a closer look:
thevcs.org/behold-your-...
Click here to take a closer look:
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The opening verses of Revelation take us to Patmos to behold, with John, the Jesus who will come with clouds.
This week's exhibition considers Revelation 1:1–11:
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This week's exhibition considers Revelation 1:1–11:
thevcs.org/john-patmos
John on Patmos
Exhibition: John on Patmos (Revelation 1:1–11). Featuring works of art by Titian, Unknown Anglo-Norman illuminator and Diego Velázquez. Commentaries by Harry O. Maier.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The opening verses of Revelation take us to Patmos to behold, with John, the Jesus who will come with clouds.
This week's exhibition considers Revelation 1:1–11:
thevcs.org/john-patmos
This week's exhibition considers Revelation 1:1–11:
thevcs.org/john-patmos
Velázquez paints John experiencing a vision of the woman of Revelation 12:1–4, with the moon and the stars and the dragon waiting to devour her child.
Take a closer look in our exhibition of the week:
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Take a closer look in our exhibition of the week:
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November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Velázquez paints John experiencing a vision of the woman of Revelation 12:1–4, with the moon and the stars and the dragon waiting to devour her child.
Take a closer look in our exhibition of the week:
thevcs.org/john-patmos#...
Take a closer look in our exhibition of the week:
thevcs.org/john-patmos#...
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Exhibition of the Week subscribers will receive weekly #Advent emails starting on Monday the 1st of December.
The four weeks will have a different themes: Hope, Peace, followed by Joy, and ending with Love in the week of #Christmas.
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The four weeks will have a different themes: Hope, Peace, followed by Joy, and ending with Love in the week of #Christmas.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Exhibition of the Week subscribers will receive weekly #Advent emails starting on Monday the 1st of December.
The four weeks will have a different themes: Hope, Peace, followed by Joy, and ending with Love in the week of #Christmas.
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The four weeks will have a different themes: Hope, Peace, followed by Joy, and ending with Love in the week of #Christmas.
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Exhibition of the Week subscribers will receive weekly #Advent emails starting on Monday the 1st of December.
The four weeks will have a different themes: Hope, Peace, followed by Joy, and ending with Love in the week of #Christmas.
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The four weeks will have a different themes: Hope, Peace, followed by Joy, and ending with Love in the week of #Christmas.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Exhibition of the Week subscribers will receive weekly #Advent emails starting on Monday the 1st of December.
The four weeks will have a different themes: Hope, Peace, followed by Joy, and ending with Love in the week of #Christmas.
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The four weeks will have a different themes: Hope, Peace, followed by Joy, and ending with Love in the week of #Christmas.
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At top left of this page from the 'Trinity Apocalypse', John sleeps on Patmos. Above him, an angel stands holding a banderole inscribed with the words ‘What you see, write to seven churches’. To the right of this episode, we see architectural representations of the seven churches.
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
At top left of this page from the 'Trinity Apocalypse', John sleeps on Patmos. Above him, an angel stands holding a banderole inscribed with the words ‘What you see, write to seven churches’. To the right of this episode, we see architectural representations of the seven churches.
In Titian's painting, we behold the instant when John ‘in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day heard a loud voice like a trumpet’ behind him.
Find out more in this week's exhibition on #Revelation 1:
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Find out more in this week's exhibition on #Revelation 1:
thevcs.org/john-patmos#...
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In Titian's painting, we behold the instant when John ‘in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day heard a loud voice like a trumpet’ behind him.
Find out more in this week's exhibition on #Revelation 1:
thevcs.org/john-patmos#...
Find out more in this week's exhibition on #Revelation 1:
thevcs.org/john-patmos#...
The author of Hebrews is particularly concerned to explain how faith in Jesus as saviour fits together with God’s self-revelation to Israel in the past.
Read the comparative commentary for this week's exhibition:
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
Read the comparative commentary for this week's exhibition:
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November 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The author of Hebrews is particularly concerned to explain how faith in Jesus as saviour fits together with God’s self-revelation to Israel in the past.
Read the comparative commentary for this week's exhibition:
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
Read the comparative commentary for this week's exhibition:
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
The theme of Sabbath rest is central to the argument of #Hebrews 4, and is beautifully illustrated in this painting by the early twentieth century Polish Jewish artist Jankel Adler.
Take a closer look in this week's exhibition:
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Take a closer look in this week's exhibition:
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November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The theme of Sabbath rest is central to the argument of #Hebrews 4, and is beautifully illustrated in this painting by the early twentieth century Polish Jewish artist Jankel Adler.
Take a closer look in this week's exhibition:
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
Take a closer look in this week's exhibition:
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
Jesus went through an experience of being tested in the wilderness.
This period of temptation by the devil is depicted in Briton Rivière’s oil painting, now in London’s Guildhall Art Gallery.
Take a closer look in our exhibition on #Hebrews 3–4:
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
This period of temptation by the devil is depicted in Briton Rivière’s oil painting, now in London’s Guildhall Art Gallery.
Take a closer look in our exhibition on #Hebrews 3–4:
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Jesus went through an experience of being tested in the wilderness.
This period of temptation by the devil is depicted in Briton Rivière’s oil painting, now in London’s Guildhall Art Gallery.
Take a closer look in our exhibition on #Hebrews 3–4:
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
This period of temptation by the devil is depicted in Briton Rivière’s oil painting, now in London’s Guildhall Art Gallery.
Take a closer look in our exhibition on #Hebrews 3–4:
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
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Now live! A virtual exhibition (with commentaries) curated by me for The Visual Commentary on Scripture project @thevcs.bsky.social
In the exhibition, among other things, I explore verbal vs visual depictions of the infinite via works by Alma Thomas, M.C. Escher, and Agnes Martin. Enjoy!
In the exhibition, among other things, I explore verbal vs visual depictions of the infinite via works by Alma Thomas, M.C. Escher, and Agnes Martin. Enjoy!
Behold Your God!
Exhibition: Behold Your God! (Isaiah 40). Featuring works of art by M.C. Escher, Agnes Martin and Alma Thomas. Commentaries by Buki Fatona.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Now live! A virtual exhibition (with commentaries) curated by me for The Visual Commentary on Scripture project @thevcs.bsky.social
In the exhibition, among other things, I explore verbal vs visual depictions of the infinite via works by Alma Thomas, M.C. Escher, and Agnes Martin. Enjoy!
In the exhibition, among other things, I explore verbal vs visual depictions of the infinite via works by Alma Thomas, M.C. Escher, and Agnes Martin. Enjoy!
This stained-glass window on the island of Anglesey depicts Moses as he stands in relation to Christ.
Find out more about the relationship between Jesus and central figures in the Jewish Scriptures in this week's exhibition, 'Faithful in all God’s House':
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
Find out more about the relationship between Jesus and central figures in the Jewish Scriptures in this week's exhibition, 'Faithful in all God’s House':
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This stained-glass window on the island of Anglesey depicts Moses as he stands in relation to Christ.
Find out more about the relationship between Jesus and central figures in the Jewish Scriptures in this week's exhibition, 'Faithful in all God’s House':
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
Find out more about the relationship between Jesus and central figures in the Jewish Scriptures in this week's exhibition, 'Faithful in all God’s House':
thevcs.org/faithful-all...
The meeting between Abraham and Melchizedek arises from a political and military incident which becomes a sacred experience.
Find out more in this week's exhibition, 'Melchizedek, Abraham, Bread, and Wine':
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
Find out more in this week's exhibition, 'Melchizedek, Abraham, Bread, and Wine':
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
November 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The meeting between Abraham and Melchizedek arises from a political and military incident which becomes a sacred experience.
Find out more in this week's exhibition, 'Melchizedek, Abraham, Bread, and Wine':
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
Find out more in this week's exhibition, 'Melchizedek, Abraham, Bread, and Wine':
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
The design of this chalice and paten remind the Christian worshipper of Abraham’s meeting with Melchizedek.
The bread and wine once offered by the priest-king of Salem to Abraham are now offered by Christ the heavenly high priest to his worshippers.
Take a closer look:
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
The bread and wine once offered by the priest-king of Salem to Abraham are now offered by Christ the heavenly high priest to his worshippers.
Take a closer look:
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The design of this chalice and paten remind the Christian worshipper of Abraham’s meeting with Melchizedek.
The bread and wine once offered by the priest-king of Salem to Abraham are now offered by Christ the heavenly high priest to his worshippers.
Take a closer look:
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
The bread and wine once offered by the priest-king of Salem to Abraham are now offered by Christ the heavenly high priest to his worshippers.
Take a closer look:
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
Who is Melchizedek the mysterious priest-king from Salem? Why does he bring bread and wine to Abraham? And why does Abraham offer him a tithe from his plunder?
Find out more in this week's exhibition and take a closer look at Rubens' painting:
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
Find out more in this week's exhibition and take a closer look at Rubens' painting:
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
November 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Who is Melchizedek the mysterious priest-king from Salem? Why does he bring bread and wine to Abraham? And why does Abraham offer him a tithe from his plunder?
Find out more in this week's exhibition and take a closer look at Rubens' painting:
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
Find out more in this week's exhibition and take a closer look at Rubens' painting:
thevcs.org/melchizedek-....
The meal of bread and wine offered by Melchizedek in Genesis 14:17–24 is the first of its kind recorded in the Bible.
Our exhibition of the week is called 'Melchizedek, Abraham, Bread, and Wine'.
thevcs.org/melchizedek-...
Our exhibition of the week is called 'Melchizedek, Abraham, Bread, and Wine'.
thevcs.org/melchizedek-...
November 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The meal of bread and wine offered by Melchizedek in Genesis 14:17–24 is the first of its kind recorded in the Bible.
Our exhibition of the week is called 'Melchizedek, Abraham, Bread, and Wine'.
thevcs.org/melchizedek-...
Our exhibition of the week is called 'Melchizedek, Abraham, Bread, and Wine'.
thevcs.org/melchizedek-...
The healing of Peter’s mother-in-law is a short, but powerful, Gospel episode. It captures a moment of faith, compassion, and divine intervention—themes central to the Gospel narrative.
Explore our exhibition of the week:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
Explore our exhibition of the week:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
November 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The healing of Peter’s mother-in-law is a short, but powerful, Gospel episode. It captures a moment of faith, compassion, and divine intervention—themes central to the Gospel narrative.
Explore our exhibition of the week:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
Explore our exhibition of the week:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
What does Jan and Hubert van Eyck's 'Adoration of the Mystic Lamb' from the Ghent Altarpiece have to do with All Saints’ Day?
Find out more in our exhibition on Matthew 5:1–12 and Luke 6:20–26:
thevcs.org/blessed#jour...
#CofEPeeps #narthex
Find out more in our exhibition on Matthew 5:1–12 and Luke 6:20–26:
thevcs.org/blessed#jour...
#CofEPeeps #narthex
November 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What does Jan and Hubert van Eyck's 'Adoration of the Mystic Lamb' from the Ghent Altarpiece have to do with All Saints’ Day?
Find out more in our exhibition on Matthew 5:1–12 and Luke 6:20–26:
thevcs.org/blessed#jour...
#CofEPeeps #narthex
Find out more in our exhibition on Matthew 5:1–12 and Luke 6:20–26:
thevcs.org/blessed#jour...
#CofEPeeps #narthex
Pieter Brueghel's painting is filled with vignettes from daily life in the southern Netherlands in the mid-16th century. These figures represent two opposed sides of the forty days preceding Easter.
Click here to zoom in on this lively scene:
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Click here to zoom in on this lively scene:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
October 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Pieter Brueghel's painting is filled with vignettes from daily life in the southern Netherlands in the mid-16th century. These figures represent two opposed sides of the forty days preceding Easter.
Click here to zoom in on this lively scene:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
Click here to zoom in on this lively scene:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
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𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 presents an opportunity to pause and reflect on art, theology, and scripture.
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𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 presents an opportunity to pause and reflect on art, theology, and scripture.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 presents an opportunity to pause and reflect on art, theology, and scripture.
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𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 presents an opportunity to pause and reflect on art, theology, and scripture.
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This tiny wax sculpture was offered at the tomb of Bishop Edmund Lacey (d.1455) in Exeter Cathedral alongside countless others—feet, hands, people, horses, pigs, and cows to name a few.
Read about this unusual object in our exhibition of the week:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
Read about this unusual object in our exhibition of the week:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This tiny wax sculpture was offered at the tomb of Bishop Edmund Lacey (d.1455) in Exeter Cathedral alongside countless others—feet, hands, people, horses, pigs, and cows to name a few.
Read about this unusual object in our exhibition of the week:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
Read about this unusual object in our exhibition of the week:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
#Rembrandt depicts the crucial moment from Mark’s account where Jesus takes the hand of Peter’s mother-in-law and helps her to her feet—thus effecting a miraculous cure by touch.
Take a closer look in this week's exhibition:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
Take a closer look in this week's exhibition:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
October 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#Rembrandt depicts the crucial moment from Mark’s account where Jesus takes the hand of Peter’s mother-in-law and helps her to her feet—thus effecting a miraculous cure by touch.
Take a closer look in this week's exhibition:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
Take a closer look in this week's exhibition:
thevcs.org/peters-mothe...
#Ecclesiastes 9:1–12 may make us uncomfortable. Bold in its questioning, it abandons traditional wisdom, the comforts we rely on when life seems unfair or painful.
Our Exhibition of the Week is called 'In the Shadow of Certainty':
thevcs.org/shadow-certa...
Our Exhibition of the Week is called 'In the Shadow of Certainty':
thevcs.org/shadow-certa...
October 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#Ecclesiastes 9:1–12 may make us uncomfortable. Bold in its questioning, it abandons traditional wisdom, the comforts we rely on when life seems unfair or painful.
Our Exhibition of the Week is called 'In the Shadow of Certainty':
thevcs.org/shadow-certa...
Our Exhibition of the Week is called 'In the Shadow of Certainty':
thevcs.org/shadow-certa...
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𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 presents an opportunity to pause and reflect on art, theology, and scripture.
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𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 presents an opportunity to pause and reflect on art, theology, and scripture.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 presents an opportunity to pause and reflect on art, theology, and scripture.
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𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 presents an opportunity to pause and reflect on art, theology, and scripture.
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Cy Twombly’s works often appear spontaneous and random, but his compositions are highly intentional, revealing a deep engagement with form, space, and rhythm.
It is precisely this duality—between chaos and control—that resonates with #Ecclesiastes 9:3–6:
thevcs.org/shadow-certa...
It is precisely this duality—between chaos and control—that resonates with #Ecclesiastes 9:3–6:
thevcs.org/shadow-certa...
October 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Cy Twombly’s works often appear spontaneous and random, but his compositions are highly intentional, revealing a deep engagement with form, space, and rhythm.
It is precisely this duality—between chaos and control—that resonates with #Ecclesiastes 9:3–6:
thevcs.org/shadow-certa...
It is precisely this duality—between chaos and control—that resonates with #Ecclesiastes 9:3–6:
thevcs.org/shadow-certa...