Dean Cornwell paintings for City of the Great King

By William Lyon Phelps 1926

City of the Great King and Man of Galilee proved Dean Cornwell’s mastery of color and design
The images of Christ and the Holy Land are a tour de force of iconic western religious imagery. They are the stained glass windows of a church in paint.

The Street of David

There Were Shepherds in the Fields
The Carpenter of Nazareth
The Way of the Cross

A Copper Shop in Jerusalem
The Golden Gate
The Dead Sea and the Living Water

The Sea of Galilee

The Pot-Seller of Bethlehem

A House in Nazareth

The Road to Damascus

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

2 thoughts on “Dean Cornwell paintings for City of the Great King

  1. Thank you, Armand.
    Cornwel is a true master of color, and I'm glad to see paintings of the holy land done so vividly and by such a great artist.
    I didn't realize he had illustrated a couple of books on the subject. I'm glad for the reference.

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