David A. Campton
@virtualmethodist.bsky.social
Husband, father, Methodist minister, writer, with an uninformed interest in all kinds of stuff, but fed up with fights on social media.
#EpiphanyArt 14: 'The Conversion on the Way to Damascus' an oil painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1600) in the Cerasi/Assumption Chapel of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, Italy. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 22, 2026 at 9:02 PM
#EpiphanyArt 14: 'The Conversion on the Way to Damascus' an oil painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1600) in the Cerasi/Assumption Chapel of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, Italy. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#EpiphanyArt 13: 'Agnus Dei' an oil painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (1635-40) in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 20, 2026 at 3:56 PM
#EpiphanyArt 13: 'Agnus Dei' an oil painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (1635-40) in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#EpiphanyArt 12: 'Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch' a fresco as part of "The Seckau Apocalypse" by Herbert Boeckl (1952-60) in the Angel’s Chapel, Seckau Abbey, Styria, Austria. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
#EpiphanyArt 12: 'Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch' a fresco as part of "The Seckau Apocalypse" by Herbert Boeckl (1952-60) in the Angel’s Chapel, Seckau Abbey, Styria, Austria. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#EpiphanyArt 11: 'The Miraculous Draft of Fishes' a cartoon for tapestries for the Sistine Chapel by Raphael (1515) in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 AM
#EpiphanyArt 11: 'The Miraculous Draft of Fishes' a cartoon for tapestries for the Sistine Chapel by Raphael (1515) in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#EpiphanyArt 10: 'Mural study for Mine Rescue' a painting by Fletcher Martin (1939) in the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C., USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 15, 2026 at 8:57 AM
#EpiphanyArt 10: 'Mural study for Mine Rescue' a painting by Fletcher Martin (1939) in the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C., USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#EpiphanyArt 9: 'Old Woman at a Window with a Candle' an oil painting by Gerrit Dou (1671) from The Leiden Collection, currently on view at the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 14, 2026 at 9:36 AM
#EpiphanyArt 9: 'Old Woman at a Window with a Candle' an oil painting by Gerrit Dou (1671) from The Leiden Collection, currently on view at the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#EpiphanyArt 8: 'Saint Philip Healing the Cripple in Samaria' a chalk drawing by Jacob Jordaens (c.1655) in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
#EpiphanyArt 8: 'Saint Philip Healing the Cripple in Samaria' a chalk drawing by Jacob Jordaens (c.1655) in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#EpiphanyArt 7: 'Saint Peter baptizing the centurion Cornelius' a charcoal drawing by Jan Erasmus Quellinus (late 17th century) in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
#EpiphanyArt 7: 'Saint Peter baptizing the centurion Cornelius' a charcoal drawing by Jan Erasmus Quellinus (late 17th century) in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#EpiphanyArt 6: 'Baptism of Christ' an illustration from the evangeliary of the abbess Hitda von Meschede (early 11th century) in the Hessische Landesbibliothek, Darmstadt, Germany. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
#EpiphanyArt 6: 'Baptism of Christ' an illustration from the evangeliary of the abbess Hitda von Meschede (early 11th century) in the Hessische Landesbibliothek, Darmstadt, Germany. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#EpiphanyArt 5: 'Chaos during an earthquake' a Type-metal engraving by José Guadalupe Posada (c.1894) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 10, 2026 at 9:40 AM
#EpiphanyArt 5: 'Chaos during an earthquake' a Type-metal engraving by José Guadalupe Posada (c.1894) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#ChristmasArt 11: 'Prophet Joshua' a fresco by the school of Gentile da Fabriano (c.1400) in a corridor of the Trinci Palace, Foligno, Italy. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 5, 2026 at 9:15 AM
#ChristmasArt 11: 'Prophet Joshua' a fresco by the school of Gentile da Fabriano (c.1400) in a corridor of the Trinci Palace, Foligno, Italy. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#ChristmasArt 10: 'The Word became Flesh' a print by Edie Mae Herrel (1978) in the "Art in the Christian Tradition" collection of Vanderbilt University, Columbus, OH, USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 AM
#ChristmasArt 10: 'The Word became Flesh' a print by Edie Mae Herrel (1978) in the "Art in the Christian Tradition" collection of Vanderbilt University, Columbus, OH, USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#ChristmasArt 9: 'Jacob's Ladder' steel sculpture by Gerry Judah (2018) in the Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park, Kaipara Harbour, near Auckland, New Zealand. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
#ChristmasArt 9: 'Jacob's Ladder' steel sculpture by Gerry Judah (2018) in the Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park, Kaipara Harbour, near Auckland, New Zealand. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#ChristmasArt 6: 'The Light of the World' an oil painting by William Holman Hunt (1904) in St Paul's Cathedral, London. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
December 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#ChristmasArt 6: 'The Light of the World' an oil painting by William Holman Hunt (1904) in St Paul's Cathedral, London. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#ChristmasArt 5: 'The Uprising' an oil painting by Honoré Daumier (mid 19th century) in the Phillips Collection, Washington D.C., USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
December 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#ChristmasArt 5: 'The Uprising' an oil painting by Honoré Daumier (mid 19th century) in the Phillips Collection, Washington D.C., USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#ChristmasArt 4: 'Weeping woman' an oil painting by Pablo Picasso (1937) in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
December 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#ChristmasArt 4: 'Weeping woman' an oil painting by Pablo Picasso (1937) in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#ChristmasArt 3: 'The Flight into Egypt' an opaque watercolor over graphite by James Tissot (1886–1894) in the Brooklyn Museum. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
December 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
#ChristmasArt 3: 'The Flight into Egypt' an opaque watercolor over graphite by James Tissot (1886–1894) in the Brooklyn Museum. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#ChristmasArt 2: 'Choir of angels from Paradise' a section of the 'Beethoven Frieze' painting by Gustav Klimt (1902) on display in the Secession Building, Vienna, Austria. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
December 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
#ChristmasArt 2: 'Choir of angels from Paradise' a section of the 'Beethoven Frieze' painting by Gustav Klimt (1902) on display in the Secession Building, Vienna, Austria. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
A peace-filled Christmas to all our family, friends and potential friends...
December 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A peace-filled Christmas to all our family, friends and potential friends...
#ChristmasArt 1: 'Augustus as Jupiter' a statue (early 1st century AD) in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
December 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
#ChristmasArt 1: 'Augustus as Jupiter' a statue (early 1st century AD) in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#AdventArt 26: 'Miriam, Virgin Mother' a tryptych by Bruce Herman (2007) in the artist's collection. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
December 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
#AdventArt 26: 'Miriam, Virgin Mother' a tryptych by Bruce Herman (2007) in the artist's collection. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#AdventArt 25: 'Mary' a terracotta sculpture by Rosemary Namuli Karuga (c. 1950) an image from plate 4 of the book Christian Art in Africa and Asia by Arno Lehmann. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
December 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#AdventArt 25: 'Mary' a terracotta sculpture by Rosemary Namuli Karuga (c. 1950) an image from plate 4 of the book Christian Art in Africa and Asia by Arno Lehmann. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#AdventArt 24: 'The Apparition of the Angel to St. Joseph' an oil painting by Georges de La Tour (early 17th century) in Nantes Museum of Arts, France. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#AdventArt 24: 'The Apparition of the Angel to St. Joseph' an oil painting by Georges de La Tour (early 17th century) in Nantes Museum of Arts, France. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#AdventArt 23: 'King David at Prayer' an oil painting by Il Guercino (1649) sold at auction in 2022. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
December 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
#AdventArt 23: 'King David at Prayer' an oil painting by Il Guercino (1649) sold at auction in 2022. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
#AdventArt 22: 'Father and Son' an oil painting by Xie Dongming (2010) sold at auction in 2011. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)
December 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
#AdventArt 22: 'Father and Son' an oil painting by Xie Dongming (2010) sold at auction in 2011. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)