One Descending
Braden Burgon
- Medium
United States
ca. 2019
Linocut, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
“And it came to pass that he saw One descending out of the midst of heaven, and he beheld that his luster was above that of the sun at noon-day. And he also saw twelve others following him, and their brightness did exceed that of the stars in the firmament. And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth” (1 Nephi 1:9–11).
One Descending depicts Lehi’s vision from the Book of Mormon—where he saw the heavens open, God sitting upon His throne, followed by Christ, who descends to earth—and borrows the imagery of the sun to stand in for grandness and the significance of this celestial moment.