Author: Zaidan Art Blog
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05 Works, Today, June 19th, is Mary mother of James’s day, her story in Paintings #170
Mary was one of a group of women who kept track of Jesus’ travels and ministered to His needs whenever they could. The women provided food, shelter, laundering, and even money so that Jesus and the disciples could travel freely preaching the Gospel… Please follow link for full post
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07 Works, Today, June 18th, is martyr Saints Leontius, Hypatius and Theodolus’s day, their story in Paintings #169
Saints Leontius, Hypatius and Theodolus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith. Leontius was Greek by origin, and served as an officer of the imperial army in the Phoenician city of Tripoli during the reign of Vespasian (70–79). Leontius was distinguished for his bravery and good sense, and the…
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Archaeologists, activists alarmed by online calls to demolish Pyramids
After bringing down statues, symbolic of racism and oppression in the US and the UK during the Black Lives Matter protests, some social media activists started calling for the demolition of the Pyramids, basing their argument on the contested notion that they were built by slaves. Source: Archaeologists, activists alarmed by online calls to demolish…
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07 Works, Today, June 17th, is martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ismael’s day, their story in Paintings #168
The Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ismael, brothers by birth, were descended from an illustrious Persian family. Their father was a pagan, but their mother was a Christian, who baptized the children and raised them with firm faith in Christ. When they reached adulthood, the brothers entered military service. Speaking on behalf of the Persian…
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Hedi Schick, A Seated Female Nude, with an Attendant 01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 90
Hedi (Hedwig) Schick (1906 Vienna – 1999 London) was in her younger years strongly influenced by Oskar Kokoschka and Otto Dix. She studied at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Applied Arts), from which she graduated in the early 1930s (her name could be found among those of professional applied artists in the address book of Vienna…
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John Allcot, Cutty Sark 01 Marine Painting, With Footnotes, #285
Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the Clyde in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development which halted as sailing ships gave way to steam propulsion.…
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09 Works, Today, June 16th, is Saint Vitus’s day, his story in Paintings #167
Saint Vitus was the son of an illustrious Sicilian dignitary who tried to turn his son from Christianity, but failed. Paternal love then turned to hatred, and he decided to kill Vitus. In order to save the boy, his tutor Saint Modestus and his governess Saint Crescentia, who were Christians, secretly took him from his…
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08 Works, Today, June 14th, is Saint Methodius I’s day, his story in Paintings #165
St. Methodius I, also spelled Methodios, (born 788/800, Syracuse, Sicily — died June 14, 847, Constantinople)was patriarch of Constantinople from 843 to 847. Born to wealthy parents, Methodios was sent as a young man to Constantinople to continue his education and hopefully attain an appointment at court. But instead he entered a monastery in Bithynia, eventually becoming…
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08 Works, Today, June 13th, is Saint Anna and her son John’s day, his story in Paintings #164
St Anna was from the country of Greece, from the city of Larissa; the daughter of poor parents. When they died and left her an orphan… Please follow link for full post
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James Webb, Fresh Breeze off Texel 01 Marine Art, With Footnotes, #298
Billowing sea with sailing boats in the wind, in front of the Dutch North Sea island of Texel, Texel is a municipality and an island in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It is the largest and most populated island of the West Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea. James R Webb (1825–1895) was a…
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Mamdouh Kashlan, Women’s public bath in Damascus 01 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, #28
A Hammam is a kind of bath that originated in the Middle East and combines exposure to warm air, then steam or hot-air immersion, massage, and finally a cold-water bath or shower. The Hammam typically requires movement from one room or chamber to the next. Separate wash rooms and soaking pools may be included in the…
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07 Works, Today, June 10th, is Saints Antonina and Alexander’s day, his story in Paintings #161
The Holy Martyrs Alexander and Antonina the Virgin. Saint Antonina was from the city of Krodamos. She was arrested for being a Christian, and was brought before the governor Festus. He urged her to worship the pagan gods, promising to make her a priestess of the goddess Artemis… Please follow link for full post
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Jan Lievens, WOMAN EMBRACED BY A MAN 01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 54 – With Footnotes
Jan Lievens (24 October 1607 – 4 June 1674) was a Dutch painter, usually associated with Rembrandt, working in a similar style. According to Arnold Houbraken, Jan was the son of a tapestry worker, and was trained by Joris Verschoten. He was sent to Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam at about the age of 10 for two…
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Richard Larter, DONNA IN PARTY DRESS 01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #93
Richard Larter (19 May 1929 – 25 July 2014) was an Australian painter, often identified as one of Australia’s few highly recognizable pop artists. Larter also frequently painted in a Pointillist style. He took advantage of unusual techniques with painting: using a syringe filled with paint to create his early works, and juxtaposing multiple images on…
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05 Works, Today, June 8th, is Saint Melania the Elder’s day, her story in Paintings #159
Saint Melania the Elder, (born in Spain, ca. 350–died in Jerusalem before 410 or in ca. 417) was a Desert Mother who was an influential figure in the Christian ascetic movement that sprang up in the generation after the Emperor Constantine made Christianity a legal religion of the Roman Empire. She founded two religious communities…
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