Transcriptions #18: Priestly Blessing
Transcriptions #18: Priestly Blessing
20” x 16” x ¾”
Original mixed media painting on canvas
This painting features a prayer, referred to as The Priestly Blessing, in four different languages: Hebrew, Latin, English, and ancient Phoenician. The handwritten text on the lower part of the canvas is a translation of the prayer into ancient Phoenician. Here is the prayer in English and Latin:
"May the Lord bless you and keep you
May the light of GOD's face shine on you and give you grace.
May GOD turn towards you and give you peace. Amen."
"Benedicat tibi Dominus et custodiat te
Ostendat Dominus faciem suam tibi et misereatur tui
Convertat Dominus vultum suum ad te et det tibi pacem."
The attached book is made from canvas cloth and is sewn onto the textured and painted stretched canvas. The three scrolls are held in place by a piece of canvas cloth woven through slits cut into the background.