Great Christian Art
Van Gogh’s Good Samaritan
Rembrandt’s Return of the Prodigal Son
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”
So he told them this parable:
“There was a man who had two sons . . . “
Who settles disputes by telling a fairy tale? The smartest guy in the room, that’s who.
Thomas Hart Benton’s The Prodigal is a Midrash on canvas: what if the family could not survive without the younger son? What if he returned too late?
What about you? Is there a painting that moves your heart or reveals more of God’s word to you? Leave us a link!
