a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Light of the World
Artist: William Holman Hunt
 1851-1853    Painting

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The Light of the World portrays Jesus standing at a door, gently knocking. It is inspired by biblical passages, especially Revelation 3:20.  "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me".

The Light of the World
Artist: William Holman Hunt
  Painting

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The Light of the World was Hunt's first critical success. Widely praised when it was exhibited at the Royal Academy, the work is an allegory, suggesting that Christ may knock at your door but the sinner must first answer that call if he or she is to find salvation. Indeed, Hunt felt that with art he had found his Christian calling. As he remarked in a letter to his friend W.B. Scott: "I painted the picture with what I thought, unworthy though I was, to be divine command and not simply a good subject." 

This oil on canvas is housed in Keble College, Oxford University