{"id":35615,"date":"2025-12-16T00:23:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T00:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=35615"},"modified":"2025-12-16T00:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T00:23:03","slug":"masterful-painting-of-jesus-by-8-year-old-rescued-from-the-shadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=35615","title":{"rendered":"Masterful painting of Jesus by 8-year-old rescued from the shadows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Akiane Kramarik\u2019s masterpiece \u201cPrince of Peace,\u201d the ethereal image she painted of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/family\/7-year-old-boy-sends-letter-to-dad-in-heaven-mailmans-reply-has-thousands-in-tears\/\">Jesus<\/a>\u00a0at only 8, was resurrected from obscurity 16 years after it was stolen, mistakenly sold and locked up in darkness.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%2F%3Ffbid%3D643185657169993%26set%3Da.207105824111314&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"537\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%2F%3Ffbid%3D643185657169993%26set%3Da.207105824111314&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now a 28-year-old best-selling author, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Akiane\u2013the curator of spiritual images highlighted by her seemingly otherworldly brushstrokes\u2013explained that in painting her masterpiece, \u201cPrince of Peace,\u201d she was compelled by a recurring \u201cvisionary inspiration\u201d to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/akianeart\/videos\/522013155051908\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">create the image<\/a>\u00a0of a \u201cprofound role model for humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When she was nine, she appeared on the\u00a0<em>Oprah Show<\/em>\u00a0and shared her art, all that dwarfed her tiny frame, and among them an inspired portrait of Jesus, \u201cPrince of Peace,\u201d created by her uniquely deliberate strokes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re obviously gifted. Where does this come from?\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=55XYAxSUZV0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Oprah asked<\/a>\u00a0Akiane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt comes from God,\u201d the young prodigy replied confidently.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with a 10-year-old Akiane, she was asked how she knows that it\u2019s God speaking to her.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070124075844\/http:\/www.christianitytoday.com\/tc\/2004\/004\/7.24.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">She replied<\/a>, \u201cBecause I can hear His voice. His voice is quiet and beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"entered exited lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fakianeart%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02MtWoQMcMXzE6oKbQXuqa38QcfvXyZGc43GPm69b6BUpE3c9Uod6726y9mz7BgeDDl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"648\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fakianeart%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02MtWoQMcMXzE6oKbQXuqa38QcfvXyZGc43GPm69b6BUpE3c9Uod6726y9mz7BgeDDl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Curiously, Akiane\u2019s family is not religious, and the concept of God was never discussed in the small town Idaho home, where she grew up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t just art that was happening. Simultaneous with art was a spiritual awakening,\u201d said Akiane\u2019s mother,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070124075844\/http:\/www.christianitytoday.com\/tc\/2004\/004\/7.24.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forelli Kramarik<\/a>, who grew up in an atheistic family from Lithuania. \u201cIt all began to happen when she started to share her dreams and visions. And my husband was a former Catholic and did not share in the family beliefs. We didn\u2019t pray together, there was no discussion about God, and we didn\u2019t go to church. Then all of a sudden, Akiane was starting to talk about God.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1506439512\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-478a4242c028c2150dbb6695fcb6d786\" class=\"newsner-478a4242c028c2150dbb6695fcb6d786 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Akiane, who was home schooled, had no babysitters or a television, was not influenced by anyone outside the home, her mom said. \u201cWe were with the kids all the time, and so these words from Akiane about God didn\u2019t come from the outside\u2013we knew that. But there suddenly were intense conversations about God\u2019s love, His place [in our lives], and she would describe everything in detail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Akiane explained the portrait was inspired by a vision that she had since she was a preschooler.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=55XYAxSUZV0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">She said<\/a>\u00a0that she would illustrate her visions through poetry and other writings but then it was too \u201ccomplex to describe through words so I painted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070124075844\/http:\/www.christianitytoday.com\/tc\/2004\/004\/7.24.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">She said<\/a>, \u201cI always think about Jesus and talk about Him. \u00a0I was looking for a [Jesus] model for a long, long time, and when I couldn\u2019t find anyone, one day I suggested to my family to pray all day for this model so God would send the right one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fakianeart%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0uBhPuMbhEpmwUqqQdTZXjzsvhcYezaF3tTGL7yjJm2iRmSiVgD8Fro4He8rPZzkXl&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"495\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fakianeart%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0uBhPuMbhEpmwUqqQdTZXjzsvhcYezaF3tTGL7yjJm2iRmSiVgD8Fro4He8rPZzkXl&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The family prayed and a very tall carpenter\u2013like Jesus, who was also a carpenter\u2013appeared at the family\u2019s door, looking for work. Akiane recalled that she nearly fainted when she saw him. \u201cI told my mother that that was\u00a0him. I want him to be my model,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n<p>Spawned from the image in her dreams, and using the carpenter as a model, Akiane painted the \u201cPrince of Peace,\u201d a now priceless painting that\u2019s recognized internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrating vivid and detailed techniques, unusual skills from such a young artist, \u201cPrince of Peace\u201d was sent to an exhibition, but stolen along the way. A few years later, it was finally returned to Akiane, though during shipping, it came back covered in sawdust, which she carefully removed.<\/p>\n<p>The family\u2019s efforts to share Akiane\u2019s spiritually-inspired portrait with the world again ran into difficulties when a clerical error put the painting up for sale instead of exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrince of Peace\u201d was sold to a private collector, and after losing a lengthy court battle to reclaim the piece, which was stored under a dark stairwell, Akiane focused on creating new masterpieces, all receiving global praise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-746697952\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-888fab101614725540848678922fb29a\" class=\"newsner-888fab101614725540848678922fb29a newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Not willing to give up hope, Akiane\u2013her talents pulled her family from poverty\u2013believed she would again see her \u201cPrince of Peace\u201d and in the meantime, she travelled to more than 30 countries, counseling diverse groups of people about art, sharing her message of peace, and spirituality, along the way. She also kept the memory of \u201cPrince of Peace\u201d alive by selling more than 100,000 prints.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fakianeart%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02wBTYmj5Y3EYGHmiNVyTDPJDPzRqEoEHToobZF7HMqnLWgugMpyoUzuoQ62KaFkaJl&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"377\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fakianeart%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02wBTYmj5Y3EYGHmiNVyTDPJDPzRqEoEHToobZF7HMqnLWgugMpyoUzuoQ62KaFkaJl&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2019, a miracle happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrince of Peace\u201d was put up for sale and purchased for $850,000 by an anonymous family, that\u2019s rumored to be \u201cone of the world\u2019s most distinguished and esteemed families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/akianeart\/videos\/522013155051908\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">new family<\/a>\u00a0\u201cviews itself as the stewards for the original. They feel it is their mission to protect this masterpiece for generations to come, so it can touch millions of more lives with its story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After almost two decades, Akiane carefully unwrapped her magnificent \u201cPrince of Peace,\u201d and wiping the tears from her cheeks, she dropped to her knees. Looking at her most treasured work, Akiane recently said in an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/akiane-kramarik-prince-of-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">interview with CBS<\/a>, \u201cIt was amazing to me. To be able to see this into the light again, after so many years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cIt\u2019s still surreal to me. I\u2019m not gonna lie\u2026Love is so powerful. It will always show up on time to people who need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAkiane: The Early Years,\u201d featuring the world-famous painting, \u201cPrince of Peace\u201d is on exhibit at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belovedgallery.org\/exhibits\/akiane-the-early-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bel\u00f3ved Gallery<\/a>\u00a0in Marble Falls, TX.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fakianeart%2Fphotos%2Fa.417920908264727%2F2053076361415832%2F%3Ftype%3D3&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fakianeart%2Fphotos%2Fa.417920908264727%2F2053076361415832%2F%3Ftype%3D3&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Akiane Kramarik has an extraordinary gift and even for those who do not share in her faith, it\u2019s hard not to appreciate her talent in creating such realistic pieces. If you\u2019ve seen her work, what is your favorite piece?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akiane Kramarik\u2019s masterpiece \u201cPrince of Peace,\u201d the ethereal image she painted of\u00a0Jesus\u00a0at only 8, was resurrected from obscurity 16 years after it was stolen, mistakenly sold and locked up in darkness. 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