Jesus and the Jesus and the ApostlesApostles

Art AnalysisArt AnalysisActs 1:1-26Acts 1:1-26

by Alyssa Paulusby Alyssa Paulus

Ascension of JesusAscension of JesusActs 1:6-11 Acts 1:6-11 ““The Ascension”The Ascension”John Singleton Copley, John Singleton Copley,

17751775 Different from Luke Different from Luke

24:50-53 24:50-53 While the apostles look While the apostles look

up toward the heavens up toward the heavens two men dressed in white two men dressed in white appear:appear:

““Men of Galilee, why are Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you has been taken up from you into heaven will return in into heaven will return in the same way as you have the same way as you have seen him going into seen him going into heaven.”heaven.”

Apostles Return to Apostles Return to JerusalemJerusalem

Acts 1:12Acts 1:12““Disciples Return”Disciples Return”Johann Christoph Johann Christoph

Weigel, 1695Weigel, 1695 Eleven apostles Eleven apostles

(excluding Judas) (excluding Judas) return to return to JerusalemJerusalem

Community in JerusalemCommunity in Jerusalem

Eleven Eleven apostles, apostles, with with some some women, women, Mary the Mary the mother mother of Jesus, of Jesus, and his and his brothers.brothers.

Acts 1:13-14 JActs 1:13-14 Jean Colombe, 1486ean Colombe, 1486

Death of JudasDeath of Judas

Matt 27:3-5Matt 27:3-5 “ “Judas… deeply regretted what he Judas… deeply regretted what he

had done… Flinging the money into had done… Flinging the money into the temple, he departed and went the temple, he departed and went off and hanged himself.”off and hanged himself.”

Acts 1:18Acts 1:18 “ “He bought a parcel of land with He bought a parcel of land with

the wages of his iniquity, and falling the wages of his iniquity, and falling headlong, he burst open in the headlong, he burst open in the middle, and all his insides spilled middle, and all his insides spilled out.”out.”

Death of JudasDeath of Judas

““The Remorse of The Remorse of Judas”Judas”

Edward Armitage, 1866Edward Armitage, 1866

““Judas Hangs Judas Hangs Himself”Himself”

Johann Christoph Johann Christoph Weigel, 1695Weigel, 1695