Luke 10
Martha and Mary in Biblical Art
Martha and Mary give artists a domestic scene where kitchen labor and quiet listening share one frame.
Bible and Art Context
Velázquez sets kitchen work in the foreground and the Gospel scene beyond, letting viewers feel the tension between serving and sitting at Jesus' feet.
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Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Diego Velázquez, 1618, Oil on canvas
Velázquez joins ordinary kitchen labor to the Gospel moment of listening and distraction.
Source: Wikimedia Commons / National Gallery, LondonQuestions about Martha and Mary in Art
Where is Martha and Mary in the Bible?
The account is found in Luke 10.
What is the main point of the Martha and Mary story?
Jesus affirms Mary's choice to hear His word as the one needful thing amid anxious serving.
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