#the three wise kings

[illustratus]

Night of the Three Kings by Julio Borrell Pla

[huariqueje]

Forced Stop - Joaquin Carreño , 2022.

Mexican , b. 1990s -

Gouache

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Frederic Leighton (British, 1830 - 1896) "The Star of Bethlehem" or "Eastern King," ca. 1862 Dahesh Museum of Art One of the Magi, from the terrace of his house, stands looking at the star in the East. The lower part of the picture indicates a revel, which he may be supposed to have just left.

[twosheds]

12 DAYS OF MONTYMAS - DAY NINE  "And that's Capricorn is it?"

[tomicscomics]

01/06/2023

If the wise men were just a little wiser...

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JOKE-OGRAPHY: In the story this cartoon is based on, the three wise men are traveling to see the newborn Jesus, believing Him to be the new King of the Jews according to some astronomical prophecy.  On the way there, they stop to see Herod, the current king of the Jews, who's disturbed by the news that there's a new king.  He asks the wise men to come back to him once they find this "new king" so he can also go and do Him homage, but his actual intentions are to send soldiers to kill Jesus once he knows His location.  The wise men don't catch onto his evil scheme, but after they find Jesus and share gifts with Him, they're warned in a dream to return home by another way so Herod can't figure out exactly where Jesus is.  In this cartoon, Herod's scheme is slightly less subtle.

[ssomepersonn]

underrated dynamic these three

very good

[drenmastr]

secret santa gift for my pookie dookie @kinocharlley

[sesamenom]

some funny snippets of a tentative timeline for the reverse gondolin au

[angeltreasure]

Three Gifts the Three Wise Men Brought to Jesus (and what they represent)

Gold from Melchior (For the kingship of Jesus, the King of kings.)

Frankincense from Balthasar (For the divinity of Jesus, used to send up prayers of adoration and blessing, petition, intercession, thanks, and praise— reaches its highest expression in the liturgical event of the Eucharist.)

Myrrh from Caspar (For the humanity of Jesus, used for embalming bodies, healing wounds, and showing mercy to others.)

[aunti-christ-ine]

[illustratus]

Three Magi on the way to Bethlehem by Hans Thoma

[ancientorigins]

The timeless Nativity story, a tale of hope, love, and redemption. From angels to the Star of Bethlehem, it reminds us of the profound messages and universal significance it holds. But what lies beneath its words?

[thereisnoafter]

7:46 am. Ready for the Three Kings parade. 😄

7:46 am. Listos para ver la cabalgata de los Reyes Magos

[puppycharmz]

God I can't get over shit like the fucki n. SPAMTON SAW HEAVEN. HE SAW THE SKY AND TO HIM THE SKY WAS SOME SORT OF OTHERWORDLY THING TJAT BROKE HIM. THE VISIONS OF SOMETHING THAT WAS FORCED UPON HIM BY A MAN HED NEVER MET!!!!!

[tomicscomics]

12/19/2022

It's gonna throw all this week's horoscopes off.

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JOKE-OGRAPHY: The three kings track a star that has ominously stopped moving in the sky.  The joke is that, as the earth spins, stars appear to orbit around us, but in this cartoon, one star is fixed in place.  That star is the one that's supposed to rise over Jesus's birthplace, but because the Holy Family is currently stuck in a traffic jam, the star is stuck above them in the sky... waiting.  Hopefully it doesn't cause a collision.

[its-not-a-pen]