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Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Tintoretto, 1570s. Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary, in art usually called Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, and other variant names, is a Biblical episode in the life of Jesus in the New Testament which appears only in Luke's Gospel (Luke 10:38–42), immediately after the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37). [1]
The painting illustrates Luke 10, verses 38–42 in the Bible, when Christ ate at the table of the sisters Martha and Mary. [2] In the scripture, Martha is doing all the work to serve as hostess to Jesus, while her sister sat with him. [2] She reproved Mary for sitting while she did all the work. [2]
Typically, Mary, the elder sister, is preparing or serving food, while Martha is listening to Christ. However, it appears in some Ottonian cycles of the Life of Christ. Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, a 1618 oil-on-canvas painting by the Spanish painter Velázquez. Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, a 1655 painting by Johannes Vermeer.
Arriving at the house of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, Jesus teaches the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard while Martha is busy preparing and serving. Martha tells her distracting concern of Mary, who is not helping but sitting. Jesus addresses and comforts Martha, realigning her to listen.
It is the largest painting by Vermeer 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. [1] The work has also been called Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (reversing the last two names). [2]
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The Sons of Martha" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling. It is inspired by the biblical story of Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary . It celebrates the care and dedication of workers – engineers, mechanics, and builders – to provide for the safety and comfort of others.
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