| Title: | The Daughter of the Canaanite Woman |
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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/). The Canaanite woman kneels before Jesus to beg for her daughter’s healing—her face shows her weariness and desperate plea. The disciples are visibly flustered with the woman while one tries to pull Jesus away from her. Jesus, nevertheless, stretches out his hand to help the woman and her daughter. This happens, however, only after she turns his insult to her into an opportunity to teach: “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table” (Matthew 15:27). May we all be as humble as Jesus to admit when we are wrong and treat others with respect and compassion. |
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| Date: | 2016 |
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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: | Matthew 15:(10-20), 21-28
Mark 7:24-37
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| Person as Subject: | Jesus Christ (Biblical figure)
Canaanite Woman (Biblical figure)
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| Lectionary links: | AProp15
BProp18
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| General Subject: | Dog
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https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=58530
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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. The Daughter of the Canaanite Woman, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=58530 [retrieved May 19, 2024]. Original source: Peter Winfried (Canisius) Koenig, https://www.pwkoenig.co.uk/. |
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| Record Number: | 58530
Last Updated: 2022-06-27 14:49:06
Record Created: 2021-03-13 08:58:33 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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