Art: Luke 14: Invitation to the Banquet
The Invitation to the Great Banquet
I’m on the road this week but took some time to look for art that accompanies this week’s scripture.
This week’s lesson is the parable of the Great Banquet. Jesus tells this story as he is being seated at the dinner table of a Pharisee—one of the richer of people in Jesus’ life. Imagine his reaction to the story as he directs Jesus to his seat. A bit disconcerting?
The offerings are a bit confused with some of the referenced art actually depicting the Wedding in Cana. You can tell because Mary is nearby.
Here is a painting by Cicely Barker from 1934. Notice the crowd of people waiting for their seat at the table. She was best known for her illustrations of fairies.
The next painting concentrates on the act of inviting. It is called Parable of the Great Supper and was painted in 1900 by Eugene Burnand (1850-1921)
Here’s our own take on the invitation to the banquet table.
