Christ in the House of Martha and Mary is an oil painting finished in 1655 by the Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer. It is now in the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh. It is the largest
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Mary of Bethany
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Mary of Bethany is a biblical figure mentioned by name in the Gospel of John and probably the Gospel of Luke in the Christian New Testament. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Martha, she is descr
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer)
…painting by Vermeer (63in x 56in) and one of the very few with an overt religious subject. The story of Christ visiting the household of the two sisters Mary of Bethany and Martha goes back to the New Testament. The work has also been called Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (reversing the last two names). The…
Detail from Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Vermeer, before 1654–1655
Martha preparing the meal while (in the background) Mary of Bethany sitting at Jesus' feet; painting (1566) by Joachim Beuckelaer
Christ in the House of Simon by Dieric Bouts, 1440s (Staatliche Museen, Berlin)
Processional image of Saint Mary of Bethany in Milaor, Camarines Sur. Her attributes of a perfume bottle and long hair reflect her identification as the “sinful woman” who wiped Jesus’ feet.