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| Title: | Swords into Ploughshares |
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| Notes: | Peter Koenig is a Catholic artist whose goal in life is “to paint the drama, romance and poetry of the sacred book” (https://www.pwkoenig.co.uk/). This painting is a modern imagining of Isaiah 2:4: “He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” Several people break guns in half while others shove guns into a large furnace. One person is attempting to break a sword. Meanwhile, some figures are doing the farming and one woman is bringing food to the workers. In this beautiful piece, we are inspired to imagine a world where there will be no more war—a desire shared by many people across space and time. |
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| Date: | 20th century |
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| Artist: | Koenig, Peter |
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| Object/Function: | Painting |
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| Country: | United Kingdom
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| Scripture: | Isaiah 2:1-5
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| Lectionary links: | AAdvt01
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| General Subject: | Peace
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https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=58485
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| Copyright Source: | Peter Winfried (Canisius) Koenig, https://www.pwkoenig.co.uk/ |
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| Copyright Permission: | The artist has granted permission for the non-commercial use of this image with attribution. The artist must be contacted for other uses. |
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| Attribution: | Koenig, Peter. Swords into Ploughshares, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=58485 [retrieved April 25, 2024]. Original source: Peter Winfried (Canisius) Koenig, https://www.pwkoenig.co.uk/. |
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| Record Number: | 58485
Last Updated: 2022-06-27 14:37:22
Record Created: 2021-03-11 07:40:56 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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