“Days of Creation” (8th final state) January 2018 by Phillip Medhurst
Phillip Medhurst
A Pilgrimage to Truth
Tag: Genesis
Image | Jan 11, 2026
THE TORAH IN THE BOWYER BIBLE. Robert Bowyer (1758-1834) expanded his own copy of the Macklin Bible to 45 volumes after acquiring and inserting over 6200 different prints of Biblical events. The Bowyer Bible is now housed in Bolton Museums and Archives. For a presentation of many of these prints see https://archive.org/details/bowyer-bible
where Philip De Vere has created flip-books from Phillip Medhurst’s collection of photos.
Image | Jan 15, 2023
https://archive.org/details/shurangama-mantra Today is October 5th 2012, August 20th in the Chinese lunar calendar, an ordinary day. Look up and observe the sky where it is clear with light wind and clouds. Look down and examine the earth where an autumnal vast expanse runs its due course. Sit quietly in front of the window and close […]
Image | Jun 5, 2022
Wood engraving by Sarah van Niekerk (British 1934-2018) in The Reader’s Digest Bible (illustrated edition) 1990
Image | May 27, 2022
Jacob blessing Ephraim and Manasseh the sons of Joseph. 1766-68. Oil on canvas. 39 7/8 × 51 ins (101.3 × 129.5 cms); frame: 47 5/8 × 58 7/8 × 3 ins (121 × 149.5 × 7.6 cms). Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.A.
Image | May 27, 2022
Jacob tending Laban’s sheep. Painting. Location unknown.
Image | May 27, 2022
Jacob tending Laban’s sheep. Lithograph after the original drawing of the same subject by Benjamin West in the Prints Division of the New York Public Library, which is signed and dated, “B. West 1783”. (The lithograph was possibly intended for inclusion in the album “Specimens of Polyautography of 1803”.) Morgan Museum and Library, New York.
Image | May 27, 2022
The Birth of Jacob and Esau (Jacob and Esau presented to Isaac). c1796. Oil on canvas. 72 x 101 ins. War Memorial Chapel, Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Image | May 27, 2022
Isaac’s servant trying the bracelet on Rebekah’s arm. 1775. Oil on canvas. Height: 124 cms (48.82 ins), Width: 160 cms (62.99 ins). Yale Center for British Art, U.S.A.
Image | May 27, 2022
The Call of Abraham going to sacrifice his son Isaac. c1799. Oil on canvas. 20 5/8 x 29 1/8 inches. Wichita Art Museum. It is likely that this painting was commissioned by William Beckford for Fonthill Abbey. Beckford’s financial reverses in 1823 resulted in the auction of the Fonthill art collection which included this painting […]
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