The Light of the World (1851–1854) is an allegorical painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) representing the figure of Jesus preparing to knock on an …

The Shadow of Death is a religious painting by the English painter William Holman Hunt, on which he worked from 1870 to 1873, during his second trip to the Holy Land. [1] It depicts Jesus as a …

Sep 8, 2022 · The Light of the World (1851–1853) is an allegorical painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) representing the figure of Jesus preparing …

Feb 7, 2019 · Jesus, carrying a lantern, is depicted knocking at a door with no handle on the outside. The door is overgrown with weeds, and the nails and hinges are rusted, implying that …

Holman Hunt’s painting is one of the most viewed 20th-century art pieces in the world, with a rich tapestry of symbolism to be unravelled. ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will …

The artwork depicts a richly symbolic scene where Hunt portrays a haloed figure, which can be interpreted as Jesus Christ, standing outside an overgrown, unwelcoming door, symbolizing …

Sep 28, 2015 · There’s no handle or doorknob on the door, for it represents the human heart—which can only be opened from the inside. This painting by William Holman Hunt is …

This famous painting, which hangs in the Side Chapel, is the original by William Holman Hunt, painted in 1853. The Light of the World was begun when Holman Hunt was in his early …

The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple (1854–1860) is a painting by the English artist William Holman Hunt intended as an ethnographically accurate version of the subject traditionally …

On Hunt's Evangelical belief and its influence on his art, see "The Act of Painting as Religious Exercise; or Painting as Penance" and "The Religious Significance of Holman Hunt''s …