Hendrik Goltzius, Lot and His Daughters, 1616, Rijksmuseum By Patrick Hunt – The sordid story of Lot, errant nephew of Abraham and his opposite in nearly every way – the man of flesh as counterpoint to the man of faith – is one of the saddest Genesis expository examples in […]
By Patrick Hunt – Fernand Cormon’s giant 1880 painting almost fills an entire gallery wall at the Musee d’Orsay, Paris, not just because it is almost 23 feet long (7 meters) but also because its dramatic starkness directly strikes the viewer in the often-darkened room. The biblical background of Genesis […]