Gennady Spirin created one original, spectacular oil painting to illustrate thirteen principal events in the life of Jesus: The Annunciation, The Birth, The Baptism, The Child in the Temple, The Fast and Temptation of Jesus, The Marriage at Cana, The Sermon on the Mount, The Transfiguration, The Raising of Lazurus at Bethany, The Last Supper, The Crucifixion, The Resurrection, and The Ascension into Heaven.
Each section of Spirin’s painting corresponds to the events in Jesus’ life and has been lifted and reproduced to illustrate the book’s Biblical text. A note about the painting and the book’s innovative design is included.
How beautiful is this! When I saw the illustrated cover I was thinking that perhaps this would be an author that would remind me of other biographical picture books by [a:Demi|806365|Demi|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1375569248p2/806365.jpg]. While that was not what I found, exactly. I did still find a picture book to enjoy and a new author/illustrator to add to our shelves whenever possible. (As a matter of fact, we snatched up a bargain copy of [b:The Twelve Days of Christmas|6908357|The Twelve Days of Christmas|Gennady Spirin|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1321477148s/6908357.jpg|7133279] which I am also very happy with.
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