Holy Week Art
HOLY WEEK
ART
PALM SUNDAY
JESUS ENTERS JERUSALEM
Read Mark 11:7-10
The Entrance of
Christ into
Jerusalem
(1844)
Jean-Hippolyte
Flandrin
What
can you
see?
A Palm Sunday Painting
(2011)
Kai Althoff
What do you see
in this painting?
What is the same?
What is different?
MONDAY
JESUS CLEANSES THE TEMPLE
Read John 2:13-25
What do you notice
about Jesus in all
three paintings?
Why do you think
the artist has chosen
to show Jesus like
this?
SPY WEDNESDAY
JUDAS IS GIVEN MONEY TO BETRAY JESUS
Read Mark 14:10-11
What is happening in this
painting
?
Did you know?
In the Czech Republic the day is traditionally called Ugly
Wednesday, Soot-Sweeping Wednesday or Black Wednesday,
because chimneys used to be swept on this day, to be clean
for Easter.
In Malta this day is known as L-Erbgħa tat-Tniebri”
(Wednesday of Shadows) referring to the liturgical darkness
(tenebrae). In the past children went to the parish church
and drummed on the chairs to make the sound of
thunderstorms
In Scandinavia this day is known as Dymmelonsdagen. A
dymbil is a piece of wood. Historically, the metal clapper of
the church bells were replaced by these dymbils on Holy
Wednesday, to make a duller sound. These days this tradition
is also copied on Ash Wednesday,
MAUNDY THURSDAY
JESUS SHARES HIS LAST SUPPER WITH HIS FRIENDS
JESUS WASHES THE FEET OF THE APOSTLES
JESUS IS ARRESTED
Read Matthew 26:17-20 or Luke 22:19-20
Last Supper
Sieger Koder
What 3
things do
you notice in
this painting?
Imagine you are
able to look into
the room
where Jesus and his
friends are
celebrating the
Passover meal.
Draw what you
would see?
What might you
hear and smell?
Think of 3
words to
describe
the
feelings of
the
disciples
in this
painting
Read Matthew 26: 39
The Agony in the
Garden
Giovanni Bellini
Explain what is
happening
where I have
placed the
stars in this
painting
GOOD FRIDAY
JESUS DIES
Read Luke 23:44-46
Why do you think the artist has chosen to paint this
picture from this unual angle?
EASTER SUNDAY
THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS
Resurrection
Josef Zacek
Write a prayer that
shows your gratitude
for Jesus’ sacrifice and
your awe of the
resurrection
Explore significant events of Holy Week through art, from Palm Sunday to Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Dive into various paintings depicting Jesus entering Jerusalem, cleansing the temple, Judas' betrayal, and the Last Supper, each carrying deep symbolism and emotional depth. Discover the artistic interpretations and theological messages conveyed in these timeless masterpieces.
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HOLY WEEK ART
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Palm Sunday Spy Wednesday Maundy Thursday Good Friday The Resurrection Jesus enters Jerusalem to cheering crowds Jesus goes to the temple and is unhappy to see people selling goods Judas is given money to betray Jesus The Passover meal Jesus has his last supper with his apostles Jesus is crucified Jesus rises from the dead
PALM SUNDAY JESUS ENTERS JERUSALEM
The Entrance of Christ into Jerusalem (1844) Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin What can you see? Read Mark 11:7-10
A Palm Sunday Painting (2011) Kai Althoff What do you see in this painting? What is the same? What is different?
MONDAY JESUS CLEANSES THE TEMPLE
Read John 2:13-25 What do you notice about Jesus in all three paintings? Why do you think the artist has chosen to show Jesus like this?
SPY WEDNESDAY JUDAS IS GIVEN MONEY TO BETRAY JESUS
Read Mark 14:10-11 What is happening in this painting? Did you know? In the Czech Republic the day is traditionally called Ugly Wednesday, Soot-Sweeping Wednesday or Black Wednesday, because chimneys used to be swept on this day, to be clean for Easter. In Malta this day is known as L-Erbg a tat-Tniebri (Wednesday of Shadows) referring to the liturgical darkness (tenebrae). In the past children went to the parish church and drummed on the chairs to make the sound of thunderstorms In Scandinavia this day is known as Dymmelonsdagen. A dymbil is a piece of wood. Historically, the metal clapper of the church bells were replaced by these dymbils on Holy Wednesday, to make a duller sound. These days this tradition is also copied on Ash Wednesday,
MAUNDY THURSDAY JESUS SHARES HIS LAST SUPPER WITH HIS FRIENDS JESUS WASHES THE FEET OF THE APOSTLES JESUS IS ARRESTED
Read Matthew 26:17-20 or Luke 22:19-20 Last Supper Sieger Koder What 3 things do you notice in this painting?
Think of 3 words to describe the feelings of the disciples in this painting Imagine you are able to look into the room where Jesus and his friends are celebrating the Passover meal. Draw what you would see? What might you hear and smell?
Read Matthew 26: 39 The Agony in the Garden Giovanni Bellini Explain what is happening where I have placed the stars in this painting
GOOD FRIDAY JESUS DIES
Read Luke 23:44-46 Why do you think the artist has chosen to paint this picture from this unual angle?
EASTER SUNDAY THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS
Resurrection Josef Zacek Write a prayer that shows your gratitude for Jesus sacrifice and your awe of the resurrection
