Phillip Medhurst

Wisdom from a Gnostic Sage

Month: May, 2022

033  The Disobedient Prophet

The Disobedient Prophet. Undated. Pen and black ink with wash heightened with blue and cream oil paint over chalk. Location unknown.

032  Elisha raising the son of the Shunamite

Elisha raising the son of the Shunamite. 1766. Oil on canvas. 40 3/16 × 50 1/4 ins (102.1 × 127.6 cms). Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky.

031  Elijah Raising the Widow's Son

Elijah Raising the Widow’s Son. 1774-1819. Oil on canvas. Height: 164.1 cms (64.61 ins), width: 209.9 cms (82.64 ins). Philadelphia Museum of Art.

030  David prostrate whilst the destroying angel sheathes the sword

David prostrate whilst the destroying angel sheathes the sword. 1798. Oil on paper, mounted on panel. 38 1/2 x 52 ins, 97.79 x 132.08 cms. Mead Art Museum at Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.

029  Saul and the witch of En-dor

Saul and the witch of Endor. 1777. Oil on canvas. 50.5 x 65.1 cms. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, New Haven.

028  Hannah presenting Samuel to Eli in the temple

Hannah presenting Samuel to Eli in the temple. Painting. Location unknown.

027  Hannah presenting Samuel to Eli in the temple

Hannah presenting Samuel to Eli in the temple. 1800. Oil on canvas. Overall: 13 1/4 × 17 1/4 ins (33.7 × 43.8 cms); frame: 19 9/16 × 23 3/4 × 2 3/8 ins (49.7 × 60.4 × 6 cms). Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.

026  The Call of Jeremiah

The Call of the prophet Jeremiah. 1782. Grisaille, oil painting on canvas. 93 x 36 cms. Musée des beaux-arts, Bordeaux.

025  Isaiah's lips anointed with fire

Isaiah’s lips anointed with fire. Oil on canvas. c1784. 150 x 61 ins. War Memorial Chapel, Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A.

24a  Joshua commanding the Ark and Congregation to pass the river into the Promised Land detail

Joshua commanding the Ark and Congregation to pass the river into the Promised Land. Unpainted. (detail.) Sketch: oil on wood. Panel53.2 x 75.5 x 1 cms panel; 67.7 x 89.5 x 5.6 cms frame. The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.