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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 5, is Saint Telesphorus’ Day, With Footnotes – 164
Sandro Botticelli, (1445 –1510) The Pope SS. Telesforo, c. 1481 Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Rome Saint Telesphorus, (died c. 136); feast day January 5), pope from about 125 to about 136. Telesphorus is said to have been a Greek, possibly from Calabria. Successor to St. Sixtus I, he was the eighth pope and a witness to…
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Walter Bird, Incognita 01 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, Incognita, with footnotes # 7
Walter Bird (1903 – 1969) Incognita, c. 1938 Photoetching 10 13/16 x 8 15/16 in. (275 x 227 mm) Private collection Walter Bird (1903–1969) was a British photographer. He became known for his images of nudes and jointly set up a studio, Photo Centre Ltd., with John Everard and Horace Roye in 1939. From 1958 he was…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 4, is Saint Dafrosa’s Day, With Footnotes – 163
Pietro da Cortona St. Dafrosa of Acquapendente, c. 1640 Oil on canvas Height: 187 cm (73.6 ″); Width: 119 cm (46.8 ″) Musée Comtadin-Duplessis, Carpentras St. Dafrosa of Acquapendente was married to Saint Flavian; mother of Saint Bibiana and Saint Demetria. Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate. She left her home in Seville to…
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Paul Signac, Goélettes au port/ Schooners at quay, Antibes 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #132
Paul Signac, (French, 1863–1935) Antibes, Goélettes au port/ Schooners at quay, Antibes, 1914 Watercolor and lead mine on paper 29 x 40.5 cm. (11.4 x 15.9 in.) Private collection Antibes is a Mediterranean resort in southeastern France, on the Côte d’Azur between Cannes and Nice. From around the middle of the 19th century the Antibes area…
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15 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 3, is Saint Genevieve’s Day, With Footnotes – 162 Please follow link to full post
St. Genevieve (422-512), was born at Nanterre, a village on the outskirts of Paris, during the time of Attila the Hun. She was a shepherdess, the only child of Severus and Gerontia, hardworking peasants. She was seven years old when Saint Germanus, bishop of Auxerre, was visiting the village with Saint Lupus, on their way…
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Marina Abramović, The Levitation of Saint Therese, 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 26
Marina Abramović, Serbian, b. 1946 The Levitation of Saint Therese, 2009 Single flatscreen video installation Private collection The Original Flying Nun – St. Teresa of Avila: St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) was a Doctor of the Catholic Church. This was no small or insignificant title. A Doctor of the Church is a saint whose writings have…
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Pierre Subleyras, The Mass of Saint Basil 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 1, is Saint Basil’s Day, With Footnotes – 161
Pierre Subleyras, (1699–1749) The Mass of Saint Basil, c. 1746 Oil on canvas Height: 137 cm (53.9 ″); Width: 79 cm (31.1 ″) Metropolitan Museum of Art Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (329 or 330 – January 1 or 2, 379), was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern-day…
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Sante D’Orazio, Patricia Velasquez, 01 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 12
Sante D’Orazio Patricia Velasquez, c. 2004 Photography 47 1/2 × 57 1/2 in; 120.7 × 146.1 cm Private collection Patricia Carola Velásquez Semprún (born 31 January 1971) is a Venezuelan actress and model. In 1989, she participated in the Miss Venezuela 1989, where she placed as 2nd runner-up. After 3 years of Engineering college studies, Velásquez…
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Irene Caesar, Susanna and the Elders 03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 27
Irene Caesar, b. 1963 Susanna and the Elders, c. 2015 Triptych: left Photograph Susanna and the Elders. A fair Hebrew wife named Susanna was falsely accused by lecherous voyeurs. As she bathes in her garden, having sent her attendants away, two lustful elders secretly observe the lovely Susanna. When she makes her way back to her…
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Eugene Segal, Yachting Scene 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #131
Eugene Segal Yachting Scene, c. 2010 Oil on canvas. 97cm x 127cm Private collection Eugene Segal was influenced by the works of artists such as Rembrandt, Velasces, Van Deik, France Hals and fellow countrymen Vrubel and Serov. Segal paints with a pallet knife, directly on canvas. Born in 1967 Russia, Segal made the decision to become…
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Alonso Cano, Saint John the Evangelist 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 27, is John the Apostle’s Day, With Footnotes – 160
Alonso Cano, (1601–1667) São João Evangelista dando a comunhão à Virgem/ Saint John the Evangelist giving communion to the Virgin, c. 17th century Oil on canvas 81 x 46,5 cm Museo Nacional de San Carlos John the Apostle ( c. AD 6 – c. 106) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New…
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Vicente Juan Masip, St. Stephen 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 26, is Saint Stephen’s Day, With Footnotes – 159
Vicente Juan Masip called Juan de Juanes St. Stephen led to martyrdom, c. 1562, Museo del Prado, Madrid Stephen or Stephan; traditionally venerated as the first martyr of Christianity, was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who aroused the enmity of members of various synagogues by his…
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Titti Garelli, QUEEN ELENA 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #51
Titti Garelli, Italy QUEEN ELENA Acrylic on Wood Size: 27.6 H x 19.7 W x 0.8 in Private collection Princess Elena of Montenegro, or more commonly known as Queen Elena of Italy (8 January 1871 – 28 November 1952) was the daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and his wife, Milena Vukotić. As wife of Victor…
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Berthold Furtmeyr, The tree of life and death 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 24, is Saints Adam and Eve’s Day, With Footnotes – 158
Berthold Furtmeyr The tree of life and death Salzburg Missal Adam and Eve are not called saints in ordinary reference. But they may be called saints on their feast day, which is the vigil of Christmas, because they repented of their sin, lived lives of holiness and are now in Heaven. Adam is the father of…
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Franklin Stanwood, Passing Montauk Point 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #138
Franklin Stanwood, (American, 1852-1888) Passing Montauk Point, c. 1880 Oil on canvas 18″h x 30″w Private collection Montauk Point State Park is located in the hamlet of Montauk, at the eastern tip of Long Island in New York. Montauk Point is the easternmost extremity of the South Fork of Long Island. The park contains the Montauk…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 23, is The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete’s Day, With Footnotes – 157
The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompius, Agathopus, Basilides and Evaristus were a group of ten Christian men from Crete who suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of emperor Decius during the third century. They are commemorated on December 23. The Ten refused to worship…
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Thomas Saliot, Three Graces 02 Works, CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of Greek mythology With Footnotes – 23
Thomas Saliot, France Three Graces by the pool Oil on canvas Size: 63 H x 49.2 W x 0.4 in Private collection Thomas Saliot: “one of my last painting in my Marrakech studio, summer vibes with a nice composition. Lots of work….’ In Greek mythology, a Charis or Grace is one of three or more minor goddesses…
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