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LUTHER POINTING TO JESUS
The painting was commissioned for the preschool of Advent Lutheran Church in Indianapolis by Jonathan Meyer - Scapegoat Studio
"The placement and purpose of the painting largely determined the subject matter for this. It was commissioned out of a memorial fund that was intended for Advent Lutheran’s preschool. So we knew the theme would be Christ with the children, or the Good Shepherd. At some point in the process, it was proposed that Luther be in the painting. Lutherans everywhere are examining their identity. Perhaps paradoxically, we don’t see Luther as a “founding father,” despite bearing his name. We see him as a reformer. His greatest work was simply pointing us to Christ, as he does in the painting. So Luther is peripheral — Christ is central. The sunburst behind Jesus’ head is a substitute for the halo he traditionally wears to signify his deity. There are probably thousands of depictions of Christ with the little children, and frankly, this doesn’t break any new ground. But the nail mark in his wrist is a simple and effective reminder that he isn’t just a nice man playing with little kids — a Jesus the Rationalists and Romanticists alike can love — he is our Savior and Redeemer. So even though it isn’t “deep,” there is at least a subtle reference to sin and salvation.” Jonathan Meyer.
See: https://www.breadforbeggars.com/2019/05/your-pastor-the-under-shepherd-of-the-good-shepherd/
