Category: Religious Art
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South German School, The scourging of Christ 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 116
South German: around 1500 The scourging of Christ Oil on wood 22.5 x 21.5 cm Private collection The Flagellation of Christ, sometimes known as Christ at the Column or the Scourging at the Pillar, is a scene from the Passion of Christ very frequently shown in Christian art, in cycles of the Passion or the larger subject of the…
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William Blake, Adam Naming the Beasts 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 117
William Blake (1757–1827) Adam Naming the Beasts Tempera on canvas 74.9 cm (29.49 in.), Width: 61.6 cm (24.25 in.) Pollok House – Glasgow (United Kingdom – Glasgow) Genesis 1:24–27 states that God made the land animals, as well as the first man and woman, on Day Six of Creation Week. Genesis 2:18–23 tells us that Adam…
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Albrecht Bouts, CHRIST CROWNED WITH THORNS AND THE VIRGIN OF SORROWS 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 115
Follower of Albrecht Bouts, Late 16th Century CHRIST CROWNED WITH THORNS AND THE VIRGIN OF SORROWS Oil on panel 29 1/2 by 39 1/2 in.; 75 by 100.5 cm. Private collection According to three of the canonical Gospels, a woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up…
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Andrea Solari, Mary Magdalen 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 114
Andrea Solari, (1460–1524) Mary Magdalen, circa 1524 Oil on panel DH: 29 3/4 x W: 23 5/16 x Approx. D: 1 in. (75.5 x 59.2 x 2.5 cm) Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland Mary Magdalene went to anoint Christ’s dead body, only to discover that he was resurrected. She is shown here transferring the ointment from a…
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Andrea Solario, Ecce homo 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 113
French Follower of Andrea Solario, circa 1600 Ecce homo oil on oak panel 13 1/2 by 9 5/8 in.; 34.3 by 24.4 cm Private collection Ecce homo are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of John 19:5, when he presents a scourged Jesus Christ, bound and crowned with thorns, to a…
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Andrea Solari, Madonna of the Green Cushion 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 114
Andrea Solari, (1460–1524) Madonna of the Green Cushion, circa 1507 Tempera and oil on poplar wood Height: 59.5 cm (23.4 in); Width: 47.5 cm (18.7 in) Louvre Museum At the beginning of the 17th century this painting was found in the Cordelier (Franciscan) convent in Blois, but its previous history is unknown. It probably dates to…
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Gillis Coignet, Leda and the Swan 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 25
Gillis Coignet, (1542 – 1599) Leda and the Swan Oil on oak panel 96.2 x 126 cm.; 37 3/4 x 49 1/2 in. Private collection Leda, in Greek legend, usually believed to be the daughter of Thestius, king of Aetolia, and wife of Tyndareus, king of Lacedaemon. She was also believed to have been the mother…
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Francesco Brina, Madonna and child with young St John, Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino, 02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 27
Francesco Brina, (1540–1586) Madonna and child with young St John, Oil on panel 54.5 × 43 cm (21.4 × 16.9 in) Private collection This painting depicts the “Virgo lactans,” the Latin term for the nursing Virgin Mary. The image testifies to the humanity of Christ as it shows that he consumed food like all other…
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Magnus Gjoen, BREAK GLASS FOR RESURRECTION 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 21
Magnus Gjoen, United Kingdom BREAK GLASS FOR RESURRECTION New Media 31.5 H x 21.7 W x 0 in Private collection An image of Christ being resurrected by someone having broken the glass dome within which he has been sealed. The broken glass at the bottom reads backwards ‘so help us God’. The resurrection of Jesus is the…
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Francesco Lazzaro Guardi, The Madonna Annunciate 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 112
Francesco Lazzaro Guardi The Madonna Annunciate Oil on paper, laid down on canvas 12 x 9 cm.; 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. Private collection The Madonna/ Virgin Annunciate is a painting that shows Mary interrupted at her reading by the Angel of the Annunciation. The Annunciation referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation…
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Circle of Nicolas Poussin, Venus and Cupid 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 22
Circle of Nicolas Poussin, (1594 – 1665) Venus and Cupid Oil on canvas 33 x 42.5 cm.; 13 x 16 3/4 in. Private collection Venus and Love/ Venus and Cupid. Different tales exist about the origin of Venus and Cupid. Some say that Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, had a love affair with Mars, the god…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 7
Fernando Botero Prisoner With Thorns in the manner of Fernando Botero “Prisionero Con Espinas” pastel on paper circa.2002, private collection Approx. 50x35cm. in the manner of Fernando Botero is a Colombian artist known for creating bloated, oversized depictions of people, animals and elements of the natural world. Botero left matador school to become an artist,…
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Léon Comerre, JUDITH 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 107
Léon Comerre, 1850 – 1916, FRENCH JUDITH Oil on canvas 49 by 26.5cm., 19 by 10½in. Private collection 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…
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Imogen Cunningham, Eve Repentant, 1910 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th C. Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 29
Imogen Cunningham, (American, 1883-1976) Eve Repentant, 1910 Gelatin silver, printed later 11-1/4 x 8-1/8 inches (28.6 x 20.6 cm) Private collection 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…
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German School, Ecce Homo 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 106
German School late 16th century Ecce Homo Oil on copper 18 x 29.5 cm Private collection Ecce homo are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of John 19:5, when he presents a scourged Jesus Christ, bound and crowned with thorns, to a hostile crowd shortly before his Crucifixion. The Douay-Rheims Bible…
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Jose Garcia Ocejo, The Minotaur and the Maiden – 01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #8
Jose Garcia Ocejo (b.1928) The Minotaur and the Maiden, c. 2015 Oil on wood 64 x 52 cm / 25.1 x 20.4 inches Private collection In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a mythical creature portrayed in Classical times with the head of a bull and the body of a man, or, as described by Roman poet Ovid,…
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