Who painted Christ in the House of Martha and Mary?

Johannes Vermeer painted Christ in the House of Martha and Mary in 1654.

What Bible passage does Christ in the House of Martha and Mary depict?

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary depicts the biblical scene from Luke 10:38-42.

Where is Christ in the House of Martha and Mary located?

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary is housed at National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, Princes Street, Edinburgh.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Johannes Vermeer

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Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Dutch: Christus in het huis van Martha en Maria) is a painting finished in 1655 by the Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer. It is now in the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh. It is the largest painting by Vermeer and one of the very few with an overt religious motive. The story of Christ visiting the household of the two sisters Mary and Martha goes back to the New Testament. The work has also been called Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (reversing the last two names).

Details

Artist: Johannes Vermeer
Created: c. 1654
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimension: 142cm × 160cm
Passage: Luke 10:38-42
Housed at: National Gallery of Scotland The Mound, Princes Street, Edinburgh

Found in: Luke, Luke 10, 17th century, Martha and Mary

Luke 10:38-42

38 As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

39 She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”

41 Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

42 but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

Luke 10:38-42 · World English Bible

The artist

Johannes Vermeer

1632 - 1675

Delft, Netherland

Johannes Vermeer (October 1632 – December 1675) was a Dutch Baroque Period painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. He was a moderately successful provincial genre painter in his lifetime but evidently was not wealthy, leaving his wife and children in debt at his death, perhaps because he produced relatively few paintings.