Web gardenofpraise.com

JESUS DISPUTING
WITH THE ELDERS
by Juan de Valdes Leal
1622-1690




Jesus Disputing With the Elders, by Juan de Valdes Leal

Larger view


Juan de Valdes Leal (hwahn tha VAHL days LAY ahl) lived in Spain. He painted religious paintings and portraits.

The setting for the painting is the story of Jesus as a twelve-year-old boy. The scene is inside the beautiful temple in Jerusalem. Jesus is talking with the teachers there.

The artist highlights Jesus by painting his clothing in a bright color.

Do you think they are amazed at the knowledge of this young man?

Mary and Joseph have been looking for him for three days. Can you find them in the painting?

Read the story in the book of Luke, chapter 2, verses 41-52.

This story about the child Jesus can be found in the Bible in Matthew chapters 1 and 2 and Luke chapter 2.


Worksheet and Activities









Biography of Juan de Valdes Leal
(in Spanish).

Copy and paste the text at these
Translators
(Select Spanish to English)





Famous Artists in this Series

Index to Famous Paintings
Art Appreciation
Lessons for Kids

Bierstadt

Boughton

Bruegel

Cassatt

Cavallino

Cezanne

Cranach

Curry
Durer
Van Dyck
Van Eyck
De Flandes
Fragonard
 Gainsborough
 Gauguin
 Van Gogh
Goya
 Hicks
 Holbein
Homer
 de Hooch
Hopper
 Huguet
Jakuchu
Leutze
 Limbourg
Michelangelo
 Millet
 Monet
 Moses
O'Keeffe
 Raphael
Rembrandt
 Remington
Renoir
 Reynolds
Rivera
 Rockwell
 Rousseau
 Rubens
Seurat
 Titian
Valazquez
 Vermeer
Da Vinci
 Whistler
 Wyeth
 Yani

Art Gallery Famous Paintings Volume 1

Art Gallery Famous Paintings Volume 2

Puzzles on these pages courtesy of
Songs of Praise and Armored Penguin

Graphic, "Jesus Disputing With the Elders, by Juan de Valdes Leal, 1622-1690,
courtesy of CGFA Virtual Art Museum