Upon Them Hath the Light Shined

The Annunciation Dyptich by Jan van Eyck ~ ca. 1433-1435

(Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid)

Image courtesy of: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: the joy before thee according to the joy of harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the soil. ~  Isaiah 9:2-3

Video courtesy of: The Piano Guys

Veni, Veni Emmanuel

 

 

 

 

The Concert of Angels [detail] ~ 1534-1536

(Fresco by Gaudenzio Ferrari)

Image courtesy of: Magnolia Box

 

 

 

Veni, veni Emmanuel,
Captivum solve Israel,
Qui gemit in exilio,
Privatus Dei Filio.

 

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel!

 

 

 

The Concert of Angels [detail] ~ 1534-1536

(Fresco by Gaudenzio Ferrari)

Image courtesy of: fine art america

 

 

Veni, veni, O Oriens,
Solare nos adveniens,
Noctis depelle nebulas,
Dirasque noctis tenebras.

 

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel!

 

 

 

The Adoration of the Lamb or The Ghent Altarpiece ~ 1427-1429 (dedicated in May 1432)

[Detail of singing angels from one of the polyptych panels]

(Painting by Pictor Hubertus & Jan van Eyck)

Image courtesy of: 86art.net

 

 

Veni, Clavis Davidica!
Regna reclude caelica;
Fac iter tutum superum,
Et claude vias inferum.

 

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel!

 

 

 

The Annunciation ~ 1480–1489

(Painting by Hans Memling)

Image courtesy of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

 

Veni, veni Adonai!
Qui populo in Sinai,
Legem dedisti vertice,
In maiestate gloriae.

 

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel!

 

 

 

Madonna of the Rose Bush ~ ca. 1440

(Painting by Stefan Lochner)

Image courtesy of: Web Gallery of Art

 

 

 

 

Video courtesy of: Musique sacrée ~ YouTube

 

 

 

 

Madonna & Child Enthroned With Two Angels ~ 1490-1491 | Virgin & Child Enthroned With Two Angels ~ 1485-1490

(Both paintings are by Hans Memling)

Above left image: Picturing Angels | Above right image: WikiPaintings