3.31.2024 – punishment that brought

punishment that brought
us peace was on him, by his
wounds, we are healed

But he was pierced for our transgressions,

he was crushed for our iniquities;

the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

We all,

like sheep,

have gone astray,

each of us has turned to our own way;

and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:5-6 (New International Version)

The painting, is in the Royal Collection now owned by Charles III though the web page I found it on still credits his Mother.

The blurb on the page from The Royal Collection states: The day after the Crucifixion, Mary Magdalene found Christ’s tomb empty. Two angels spoke to her as she wept, and when she turned she saw a man she thought was a gardener. Rembrandt sticks closely to the passage in the Gospel of John, which poses the question of the risen Christ’s appearance, because Mary Magdalene recognizes neither his face nor his voice. The figure of Christ eludes understanding, and the rising sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era for mankind.

Jesus as a gardener, ready to go work as the sun rises.

The dawn of a new era for mankind.

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