Illuminated Manuscript digitally painted by Capio Lumen. This painting is available as a limited edition pigmented ink jet print. Each print is numbered, dated and signed by the artist. This Giclée print, French for inkjet, is printed using Epson archival pigmented inks on fine art paper. The print is “light fast” for 100 years when kept under glass and out of direct sunlight. It is available in these four print sizes.
6.5 X 8.5 Unmated: Numbered Edition of 150: Print size 5.5 X 7.0: ($30.00)
11 X 14 Matted: Numbered Edition of 300: Print size 6.75 X 8.5: ($70.00)
16 X 19 Framed: Numbered Edition of 300: Print size 6.25 X 8.0: ($150.00)
24 X 30 Unmated: Numbered Edition of 50: Print size of 21 X 27: ($375.00
- A.P. Artist Proof is 10% of the edition size
Good Friday ©2026
English
Corinthians 1:10 English
1:10. And so, I beg you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that every one of you speak in the same way, and that there be no schisms among you. So may you become perfect, with the same mind and with the same judgment.
About this Painting
Corinthians 1:10 is not a reading read in Christian churches on Good Friday. It is normally read during the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (typically it is read in January). It is St. Paul the Apostle appeal for an end of divisions. Personally, like a lot of other people, I am fed up with all the divisions currently taking place on every level in this world. So, I chose to use an appeal for unity from St. Paul the Apostle, a foundation figure in Christian theology, who had firsthand knowledge of Christ teachings. It is believed that he wrote book one of the Corinthians around 55-56. At the time that he wrote this passage there were issues within the church in Corinth, a community he founded. In my opinion his message sure seems applicable now.
Symbolism in this Painting:
A brief explanation of the symbolism in this painting:
Inspired by Romanesque illuminated manuscripts from the 12th century (1160) I chose to repaint a capital “A” as a way of housing the entombment of Christ. The tomb, Christ, Mary, Joseph of Arimathea and the background rocks are all painted in a style like that found in 15th century (1440-1460) English and Duch illuminated manuscripts. Red is used, in the Catholic church, during Lent on Palm Sunday and on Good Friday. On Good Friday, it is used to symbolize the blood Christ that he shed on the cross. Also, it becomes a visual reminder of the sacrifice and passion of Jesus. Using blood drops In the upper right corner, I am trying to represent Christ brutal suffering, and death for the sins of mankind.
As in all my recent paintings, at the top center of the icon, you see a very faint ancient star map that extends behind artwork. In the bottom there is a highly stylized black and white acanthus vine that becomes painted in color as the vine inter winds upwards on the left-hand side of the painting. In Christianity the acanthus leaves represent resurrection, that of enduring life and immortality.
This painting contains two white butterflies. The one on the upper right has droplets of Christ blood on its wings. I like to use them as symbols for angels. The butterfly is also a symbol for the cycles of life, caterpillar, chrysalis and finally, the butterfly. There is one bee and a few ladybugs are intermixed in the artwork around the cap A. Bees are used because of their industrious habits, as symbols of activity, diligence, and work for the good of the order. The spots of the seven-spot ladybug symbolize Mary’s Seven Joys and Seven Sorrow.
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