Isaiah Chapter 11 - Book Tickets - Prints

Author: Jul.Weisz. Name: Dr.RAJ SzÖke Book Collector. Technique: stone version. Year: 1912, the 152th work in 1912 was marked behind the book. Size: 15 x 11.3 cm (screen) 30 x 21 cm (thick card). Remarks: Thick cardboard decoration Introduction of works: The author of this book collection, Jul. Weisz, and the owner of the book, Dr. RAJ Szöke, whose life is unknown, should be from Hungary. Although the information of the relevant characters is missing, the picture of this book collection is very rich: a child is sleeping naked in the middle of a snake and a lioness. At first glance, the picture is illogical, as if the dangers and serenity coexist. To understand this work, it is still necessary to return to the Christian texts that affect the entire Western culture - the Bible. In the Old Testament Isaiah chapter 11, the prophet Isaiah derived a character from the roots of Jesse, the Messiah of Israel, the later Jesus Christ in the New Testament. His appearance changed the original order of the world and even turned the nature of the beast. This picture is very sweet, but it is contrary to our experience, let us have an obstacle when we appreciate this work. However, if you read the original verse and imagine the mood that the text wants to convey, then we can agree with the artist to let us see a part of that flourishing world. "The wolf will cohabit with the lamb, and the leopard will be with the goat; the young lion and the calf will be the same with the fat; the children will pull them. The ox will be with the bear; the ox will be with the bear; the lion will eat grass, Like a cow, a child who is breast-feeding will play in the hole of a python; a weaned baby will lay his hands on the hole of the serpent. In my sacred mountains, all this does not hurt or harm the things; Knowledge is to fill the earth, as if the water is full of oceans." (Isaiah 11:6-9) In the related images of Christianity, the parts of the Old Testament prophets are less portrayed. One is because of the lack of a specific storyline, and the other is that such a part of the future prophecy is not easy to capture. If you pay attention to the biblical illustrations of the past, such as Genesis, Exodus, and the four Gospels, or the Revelation, you can often say that you are in the limelight, but the size of the prophets, the Psalms, and the New Testament letters are often difficult for artists to use because of the nature of the text. . Therefore, this book collection is very precious in Bible imagery. According to the imprint on the back of this book, the work was completed in 1912, and it was also the era of extreme turmoil in Europe. Two years later, the First World War broke out. Perhaps the owner of the book collector wants to express his own expectations and desires, and through the passage of the Old Testament, he thinks of a possible kingdom.