Cleansing of the Leper. Wesley, Frank, 1923-2002 Click to enter image viewer Use the Save buttons below to save any of the available image sizes to your computer.
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Title:Cleansing of the Leper
Notes:Wesley was born in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh into a fifth generation Christian family of Hindu and Muslim descent. He belongs to the Lucknow school of painting. His paintings reflect this influence and that of the Chughtai school of painting that flourished in India at the turn of the century. Wesley made art based on both biblical and secular themes. He used water colours, oil paintings, miniatures and wooden carvings.

Wesley's painting "Blue Madonna" was used for the first UNICEF Christmas card, while five of his paintings were exhibited at the 1950 Holy Year Exhibition in the Vatican. He is also known for designing the funeral urn for Mahatma Gandhi's ashes.

“The rejected condition of the man is symbolized by his poor shelter of a few reeds and rags, a single water pot, a skeletal dog at his feet and a crow in the tree under which he sits. The tree bends, mirroring the graceful, almost dance-like position of Jesus. The dance position is one of power in Hindu art, indicating the rhythm which sustains life. India is a place where we can see the wonder and miracle of cleansing and new life brought to lepers by those who minister to their needs.” From Frank Wesley: Exploring Faith with a Brush by Naomi Wray

Artist:Wesley, Frank, 1923-2002
Scripture:Matthew 8:2-3
Person as Subject:Jesus Christ (Biblical figure)
Lectionary links:BDiv
General Subject:Leprosy
Healing
Poor
Culture: Indian
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Copyright Source:Estate of Frank Wesley, http://www.frankwesleyart.com/main_page.htm
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.
Attribution:Wesley, Frank, 1923-2002. Cleansing of the Leper, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=59219 [retrieved August 6, 2024]. Original source: Estate of Frank Wesley, http://www.frankwesleyart.com/main_page.htm.
Record Number:59219 Last Updated: 2022-06-27 12:11:02 Record Created: 2021-12-22 12:02:55
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition