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David Popiashvili (born 1969) studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts and has created paintings of Bible stories (see more below).

Today he posted pictures of 6 of his paintings of Nativity scenes. Today, Christmas is celebrated in Eastern Orthodox Churches, including those in the former USSR. The set of 6 is posted at
https://www.facebook.com/pg/artofpopiashvili/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1987870358091814I
I’ve included all 6 in this blog post, plus 2 others.

Nativity 1 (2013)

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Nativity 2 

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Nativity 3

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Nativity 4

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Nativity 5

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Nativity 6

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The Good News about the Birth of Jesus [Annunciation]

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Annunciation

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The Visitation

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The Flight to Egypt, 1999. Oil on canvas, 80 x 100 cm.

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I am indebted to Victoria Emily Jones for bringing David and his art to my attention in her blog post at
https://thejesusquestion.org/2016/01/15/stories-about-jesus-christ-illustrated-by-david-popiashvili/

Quoting Emily,

The Moscow-based Institute for Bible Translation (IBT) published a Georgian edition of Stories about Jesus Christ, a children’s book based on the four New Testament Gospels. They commissioned Georgian artist David Popiashvili to create 31 illustrations for it. People responded so well to Popiashvili’s images that IBT decided to create a digital version of the book that includes Russian and English translations as well as the original Georgian. You can access this edition here.

You can also order a print version from Russia (with text only in Georgian). I did that and the book is a treasure. Read the bottom of Victoria’s blog post for ordering instructions.
https://thejesusquestion.org/2016/01/15/stories-about-jesus-christ-illustrated-by-david-popiashvili/

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David has had international showings of his art since 1994, and has painted many scenes other than Bible stories. Learn more at
https://thejesusquestion.org/2016/01/15/stories-about-jesus-christ-illustrated-by-david-popiashvili/