"Religious and Count-Art" Paintings

The Secret of 153

Oil on canvas
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2000
Dimensions: 80x100cm
Price: €
Oil on canvas, unframed, 31,5 x 39,4 x 0,8 inches.

This painting from the year 2000 relates to the 153 (fishes) of the Gospel of John.

In the Gospel of John the disciples of Jesus catch the 153 (fishes), after he had instructed them to throw their net over the right side of the boat. 153 relates to the Hebrew word "tow", which means "good" (Friedrich Weinreb: Inside the Word of the New Testament). And the Hebrew "tow" is written with the letters 9 (Teth) and 6 (Waw) and 2 (Beth), which add to 17. But the sum of 1+2+3+...+17 is 153. So the figure 153 is telling us of all aspects of "good" (Friedrich Weinreb: the same).