Category: Religious Art
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 14, is St. Felix’ Day, With Footnotes – 14
Saint Felix of Nola (d. ca. 250) was a Christian presbyter at Nola near Naples in Italy. He sold off his possessions in order to give to the poor, but was arrested and tortured for his Christian faith during the persecution of the Roman emperor Decius (r. 249–51). He was believed to have died a martyr’s death during the…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 12, is Saint Benedict Biscop’s Day, With Footnotes – 12
Saint Benedict Biscop, also called Benet Biscop, orBiscop Baducing, (born c. 628, Northumbria, Eng.—died Jan. 12, 689/690, Wearmouth, Northumbria; founder and first abbot of the twin monasteries of SS. Peter (at Wearmouth) and Paul (at Jarrow on Tyne); he is considered to be the father of Benedictine monasticism in England… Please follow link for…
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17C French Ivory Relief, Saint Sebastian 02 Ivory Carvings, from Bible stories! 17th Century. With Footnote, # 15
17th century carved ivory relief depicting St. Sebastian being released from the tree. According to tradition, he was rescued by Irene of Rome. In this unusual depiction, he is shown being untied by cherubs. His body shows several puncture marks from the arrows that were shot into him… Please follow link for full…
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Austrian School, The Adoration of the Magi 01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 184
The Adoration of the Magi (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: A Magis adoratur) is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold,…
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Italian master of the 17th century, THE DAUGHTER OF LOT WITH WINE CRACK 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 126
In the background you can see both the burning city and the frozen wife of Lot. In the center is one of the daughters with a naked breast and white and blue robe, her right arm placed over a golden wine carafe. On the floor a red cloth on which a plate lies. The young…
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Orazio Samacchini, MARY WITH CHRIST AND SAINT HIERONYMUS 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 125
Baby Jesus lying on a cushion, diagonally across the picture, with St. Mary behind him, holding a veil between her fingertips and thus already pointing to the child’s career. Covered by a nimbus, as well as St. Jerome, characterized by the lion’s head, which is visible under his forearm and his cardinal robe. Right behind…
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Neapolitan master; ARCHANGEL MICHAEL 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 124
Extremely complicated composition, with figures moving in opposite directions. In the color and the reproduction of the physical, the strong influence of Peter Paul Rubens (1577 – 1640) can be seen, with whom he had worked together at the festive decoration in Ghent. All these stylistic aspects suggest the attribution. So too, this painting is…
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Johann Carl Loth, JUDITH WITH THE HEAD OF HOLOFERNES 01 Work, Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 123
The Book of Judith is the Old Testament of the Bible. The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for not trusting God to deliver them from their foreign conquerors. She goes with her loyal maid to the camp of the enemy general, Holofernes, with whom…
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Marco Benefial, SUSANNA AND THE OLD MEN 01 Work, Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 122
Presentation of the biblical theme incorporated into a fountain garden architecture animated by tiered marble blocks and garden vases. On the right, sliding down a red cloth, on which lie gilded silver objects with fully figurative decor. In the middle the half-naked Susanna, who is about to pull a white cloth over her shoulder, her…
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Francesco Hayez, Meeting between Esau and Jacob 01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 176
Jacob and Esau. The Book of Genesis speaks of the relationship between Jacob and Esau, focusing on Esau’s loss of his birthright to Jacob and the conflict that had spawned between their descendant nations because of Jacob’s deception of their aged and blind father, Isaac, in order to receive Esau’s birthright/blessing from Isaac. This conflict was…
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Luis de Morales; Christ as the Man of Sorrows 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 175
Man of Sorrows is paramount among the prefigurations of the Messiah identified by Christians in the passages of Isaiah 53 in the Hebrew Bible. It is also an iconic devotional image that shows Christ, usually naked above the waist, with the wounds of his Passion prominently displayed on his hands and side, often crowned with the…
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Elle Hanley, Breaking Eden 01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 37
Eve is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, she was the first woman. In Islamic tradition, Eve is known as Adam’s wife and the first woman although she is not specifically named in the Quran. According to the second chapter of Genesis,…
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Francesco Zaganelli, St. Lucy 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 174
Saint Lucy, Italian Santa Lucia (died 304, Syracuse, Sicily), virgin and martyr who was one of the earliest Christian saints to achieve popularity, having a widespread following before the 5th century. She is the patron saint of the city of Syracuse (Sicily). Because of various traditions associating her name with light, she came to be…
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Bernardo Cavallino, Saint John the Evangelist 01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 172
Saint John the Apostle, also called Saint John the Evangelist or Saint John the Divine (flourished 1st century ce), in Christian tradition, the author of three letters, the Fourth Gospel, and the Revelation to John in the New Testament. He played a leading role in the early church at Jerusalem. John was the son of Zebedee, a Galilean fisherman, and Salome. John and his brother James were among the…
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Abbott Handerson Thayer, Angel 01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 46
An angel is generally a supernatural being found in various religions and mythologies. In Abrahamic religions and Zoroastrianism, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between God or Heaven and Humanity.[1][2] Other roles of angels include protecting and guiding human beings, and carrying out God’s tasks. More on Angels Abbott Handerson Thayer…
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