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The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Lamentation
Welcome to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Today we are going to Artist: Ludovico Carracci Artist: see the words of the Gallery 601 Scipione Pulzone Gallery 601 Bible come to life in painting and sculptures. You will see the ways artists have been inspired by stories in the Bible, and we hope it will inspire the artist in you! Use this as a sketchbook to experiment with your own ideas.
Look closely at the faces in these paintings. Draw the expression on your face if you were standing next to Mary and St. John. Samson Captured by the Philistines The Annunciation
Artist: Guercino Artist: Hans Memling Artist: Gerard David Gallery 601 Gallery 640 Gallery 640
“See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.” (Judges 16:5)
Draw a picture of a time when you were in trouble and needed God to protect you. In your booklet, can you find What do you think God’s angels look like? Draw an angel and circle the pair of scissors that cut Samson’s hair? telling Mary that she will be the mother of Jesus. The Ascension Christ in the Wilderness
Artist: Hans Süss von Kulmbach Artist: Moretto da Brescia Gallery 643 Gallery 608
Following his baptism by John the Baptist, Christ retired to the wilderness for forty days: “And he was there . . . forty days, tested by Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.” (Mark 1:13) Draw what Jesus may have seen in the sky as He ascended into Heaven. Draw an animal that Jesus may have seen in the wild. Raphael Saint Peter
The Agony in the Garden Madonna and Child Enthroned The Tears of Saint Peter The Denial of Saint Peter Artist: Raphael with Saints Artist: Jusepe de Ribera Artist: Caravaggio Gallery 609 Artist: Raphael Gallery 610 Gallery 621 Gallery 609
An altarpiece is a piece of art, such as a painting or sculpture, showing a religious subject behind Both artists use light and the eyes to express St. the altar of a Christian church. What would Peter’s guilt and sadness for betraying Jesus. you create to hang behind Pastor Tony? Can you draw large, sad eyes? Saint John the Baptist Bearing Witness Madonna and Child
Artist: Annibale Carracci Artist: Berlinghiero Gallery 623 Gallery 602
This type of painting is called a Hodegetria. St. John pointed the way to Jesus. Draw how you It means “She who points the Way”. would feel if you saw Jesus coming towards you. Draw a picture of your hand pointing to Jesus. Pietà with Donors Crucifixes
“Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.” (Mark 15:37,38)
Can you circle the differences between these two crucifixes? Culture: North Italian Gallery 304
Culture: French Gallery 306
Where would you stand at this sculpture? Culture: French Draw yourself as Jesus was removed from the cross. Gallery 304 Christ Carrying the Cross The Last Supper
Artist: El Greco Artist: Ugolino da Siena Gallery 958 Gallery 952
Draw a picture of you sharing a meal with Jesus. Draw a picture of what Jesus might be looking at. Can you name the man without a halo? Keep drawing!
Create your own masterpiece. Draw your favorite Biblical story and add the verse that it illustrates.