Most Beautiful and Fair
by Wesley Johnson
Dated 2025
Most Beautiful and Fair
by Wesley Johnson
Scripture
1 Nephi 11
Medium
oil on panel
Copyright
Wesley Johnson
Date
2025
Citation
Wesley Johnson, Most Beautiful and Fair, 2025. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Artist Information
Name: Johnson, Wesley
Location(s): United States
Gender: Male
Instagram: @wesleyjohnsonart
Insights
Technique & Style
Figurative, Painting
Figures
Mary
Symbols
halo, sun
Animals
dove
Additional Info
Notes
Artist statement: "As the name suggests the inspiration for this painting comes from 1 Nephi 11.15. In which during a visionary experience Nephi sees Mary before she’s given birth to Jesus and describes her as “A virgin most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.” For this painting I’ve really tried to focus on this idea of Mary the young woman, before everything went down. Free, beautiful, and how she was was the right kind youth that she could become the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, the son of God."
Church Name
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints