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Rev. Leonard J. Vander Zee is a retired pastor and former editor-in-chief for Faith Alive Christian Resources (CRC Publications). After graduating from Calvin Thological Seminary, he served in pastorates in Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, and New York. He is the author of multiple books, and articles that have appeared in The Banner,...

Michael van der Gucht (c. 1660-1725) was a Flemish engraver and painter who worked for most of his career in England. He engraved portraits, book illustrations, and architectural prints and painted portraits. (Source: Wikipedia)

Frederick Hendrick van Hove (1628-1698) was born in The Hague, Netherlands. He studied under F. Bouttats in Antwerp before moving back to work in his hometown as a draughtsman and engraver. He moved to London in around 1692, where he worked for the last years of his life. (Source: npg.org.uk)

Rogier van der Weyden (c.1399/1400- 1464), initially known as Roger de le Pasture, was an early Netherlandish painter whose surviving works consist mainly of religious triptychs, altarpieces, and commissioned single and diptych portraits. He was highly successful in his lifetime; his paintings were exported to Italy and Spain, and he received commissions from, amongst others, Philip the...

Paolo Caliari (1528-1588), known as Paolo Veronese, was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of religion and mythology, such as The Wedding at Cana (1563) and The Feast in the House of Levi (1573). Included with Titian, a generation older, and Tintoretto, a decade senior, Veronese is one of the "great trio that dominated Venetian painting...

Rev. Dr. Derek Vreeland is the Discipleship Pastor at Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, MO. He is a graduate of Missouri Western State University, Oral Roberts University, and Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books including his 2023 release, Centering Jesus: How the Lamb of...

Christoffel van Sichem (1546-1624) was an engraver, etcher, woodcutter, printer and publisher. (Source: National Portrait Gallery)

Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo serves the Presbytery of Southern New England as General Presbyter. Ordained in 2001, Shannan's previous calls in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) were as the Transitional Presbyter for Albany Presbytery in New York, Pastor/Head of Staff at Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church in North Plainfield, NJ, and as...

Christopher Villiers is a poet and theologian living in England. He is a graduate of Durham University, UK. (Source and photo: rhymestersrevels.wordpress.com)

Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656), also known as Gerrit van Honthorst, was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname Gherardo delle Notti ("Gerard of the Nights"). Early in his career he visited Rome, where he had great success painting...