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The Star of Bethlehem is a painting in watercolour by Sir Edward Burne-Jones depicting the Adoration of the Magi with an angel holding the star of Bethlehem.It was commissioned by the Corporation of the City of Birmingham for its new Museum and Art Gallery in 1887, [1] two years after Burne-Jones was elected Honorary President of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.
The Star of Bethlehem (1887–1891), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham. The Nativity (1888), Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. The King and the Shepherd (1888), Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. The Heart of the Rose (1889), private collection.
This article argues that the Star of Bethlehem is a historical fiction influenced by the appearance of Halley's Comet in AD 66. Larson, Frederick A. What Was the Star? Nicholl, Colin R., The Great Christ Comet: Revealing the True Star of Bethlehem Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. Crossway, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4335-4213-8
According to the reconstruction, the horseman was supposed to be one of the Three Wise Men in a scene depicting the birth of Jesus, his upturned gaze following the Star of Bethlehem. [3] [4] It is considered the first monumental equestrian statue since classical antiquity, and also one of the first to depict a horse shoe.
Articles relating to the Star of Bethlehem, a star initially described by the Gospel of Matthew as part of the Nativity of Jesus narrative. Pages in category "Star of Bethlehem" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The Star of Bethlehem is a 2007 documentary by Frederick A. "Rick" Larson to show what he found when he searched for clues about the Star of Bethlehem. Larson used the Starry Night astronomy computer program along with an article written by astronomer Craig Chester; [1] [2] [3] based in part on the work of Ernest Martin. [4]
Archaeologists in France have uncovered nine “astonishing” graves containing the skeletons of 28 horses that were buried about 2,000 years ago, though their precise cause of death remains a ...
Following the Star of Bethlehem, the Magi first travelled to the palace of Herod the Great, who then asked for the Magi to find the Child Jesus and report back to him. Upon arriving at the house, [3] the Magi worshipped him and opened their gifts, with Melchior giving the gift of gold to signify Jesus' kingship over the world.