A "speaking" likeness

Why do you think the artist chose to paint one man from three different angles?

Portrait of Charles I

by Van Dyck

(National Gallery, London)

In the National Gallery of London, there are three representation on a single canvas of Charles I.  In one his head is turned to the right; in another, to the left, and in the centre we find the full face view.

This is the story of the production.  Van Dyck painted them for Bernini, he Roman sculptor, that he might be better able to produce a "speaking" likeness.  One view would not have been enough.

Have you ever wondered why we have 4 Gospels?  Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?  

Dr. Van Dyke (No relation to the painter, however) said "If four witnesses should appear before a judge to give an account of a certain event, and each should tell exactly the same story in the same words, the judge would probably conclude, not that their testimony was exeptionally valuable, but that the only event which was certain beyond a doubt was that they had agreed to tell the same story.  But if each man told what he ahd seen, as he had seen it, then the evidence would be credible.  And when we read the four Gospels, is not that exactly what we find?  The four men tell the same story in his own way."  (C.Mears, What the Bible is all about.)

The Gospel of Matthew

Here are some questions we have about Matthew:

• What did Zerrubabel do in the Bible? - Regan
  
• What did Nathan do that God found favor in him?  - Marissa 
  
• How long ago did Jesus live? - Alexis
  
• Can I find out about all the descendents? - Luke
  
• How many descendents are there today? - Vittorio
  
• What are the names Jesus' siblings? - Dawsen
  
• Why was Joseph's family cursed?  - Nathan
  
• Why do they have a curse?  - Sarah
  
• Who is in Mary's family tree? - Jon M.
  
• How did Joseph's family get cursed? - Zach
  
• How can God be Jesus at the same time? - Victoria
  
• What is Mary's family tree like? - Jake E.
  
• Why are the gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? - Danielle
  
• How old was Joseph? - Monique
  
• Why do they use the first born boy in the bible instead of the first born girl? - Kaitlyn
  
• Who is Mary's mom? - Cody
  
• If Joseph wasn't Jesus' father and God was, then why isn't Jacob God's son as well? - Jake K.
  
• How was the father of Abraham? - Sage
  
• Josiah's brothers went to Babylon.  Did that have to do with why he was cursed? -Erin