Category: Religious Art
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08 Painting by The Old Masters, Michael Pacher, Altarpiece of the Church Fathers. 30
Michael Pacher, (1430–1498) Altarpiece of the Church Fathers, c. 1471-1475 Fathers of the Church: Jerome , Augustine , Gregory , Ambrose Color on wood 103 × 91 cm (40.6 × 35.8 in) Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany The picture shows the internal panels of the Altarpiece of the Doctors of the Church: Sts Augustine and Gregory on the…
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03 Carvings, Biblical Carvings & Sculpture from Byzantium With Footnotes 6
Byzantine Empire, ca. 7th century CE. This is a 14k+ gold pendant inlaid with an inscribed shell intaglio featuring a religious figure and writing. Size: 0.9″ W x 1.2″ H (2.3 cm x 3 cm), weighing 4 grams. Byzantine Empire, ca. 1000 CE. An incredibly detailed and lifelike hand with fine details of joints and fingernails.…
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A Pictorial History of Jerusalem
A city called Rušalim in the Execration texts of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (19th century BCE) is identified as Jerusalem. Jerusalem was then called Urušalim in the Amarna letters of Abdi-Heba (1330s BCE). The name “Jerusalem” is variously etymologized to mean “foundation of the god Shalem“, the original tutelary deity of the city. The ambitious Ophel excavation in Jerusalem has produced many finds, but precious little before the tenth century BC Ceramic evidence…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible!, With Footnotes – 95
Giovanni Biliverti, (1585–1644) The Archangel Raphael Refusing Tobias’s Gift, c. 1612 Oil on canvas Height: 175 cm (68.9 in). Width: 146 cm (57.5 in). Pitti Palace The subject comes from the Book of Tobit , one of the Apocryphal books in the Old Testament, and shows the final scene in the story of how Tobit, a…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 86
Luis Tristán De Escamilla The Penitent Magdalene Private collection As the preeminent painter of his generation in Toledo, Tristán achieved an expressive intensity in his art that reconciled the extreme mannerism of El Greco, in whose workshop he had trained, with the strong naturalism of seventeenth-century tenebrist painting. The Penitent Magdalene is among the best…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 18
Julian Schnabel, Born in 1951, 1975–1979. St. Sebastian Oil, wax, modelling paste on canvas 281.9 x 167.6 cm Oko Gallery Saint Sebastian (died c. 288 AD) was an early Christian saint and martyr. Sebastian had prudently concealed his faith, but in 286 was detected. Diocletian reproached him for his betrayal, and he commanded him to be led to…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 17
JODY CARIOLANO, (American/Texas b. 1951) Pieta Oil and mixed media on canvas, a diptych 59 3/4″ x 48″ Private Collection The Pietà is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture. As such, it is a particular form of the Lamentation of Christ, a…
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Friday, February 23, 2018 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 19
Kasia Derwinska, Spain Prayer Photography Size: 15.7 H x 15.7 W x 0 in Private collection Kasia Derwinska “Photography is my way of communicating with the world. In my work, I talk about own experiences, thoughts, doubts, fears and hopes trying to reflect my own life’s path. In addition to my experiences, my creations are…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible!, With Footnotes – 94
Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, KCVO PRA (1853 – 1928) Paolo and Francesca, c. 1894 Oil on canvas 130 × 130 cm (51.2 × 51.2 in) Private Collection Francesca da Rimini or Francesca da Polenta (1255–ca. 1285) was the daughter of Guido da Polenta, lord of Ravenna. She was a historical contemporary of Dante Alighieri, who portrayed…
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Bible, Christ, Jesus, Joan Maçip Navarro, Juan de Juanes, mythology, religion, RELIGIOUS ART, THE CRUCIFIXION, Zaidan,
Joan Maçip Navarro, Called Juan De Juanes The Crucifixion. Juan de Juanes was the dominant artistic personality working in Valencia during the mid-sixteenth century and this representation of the Crucifixion was painted in 1578, the year before his death. A late masterpiece by Juanes, the present work is precisely the type of painting that earned…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 84
Juan Correa de Vivar (c.1510 – 16 April 1566) Christ On The Road To Calvary This panel was painted by Juan Correa de Vivar during the 1540s, and almost certainly formed part of the artist’s most important commission for the Cistercian Monastery of San Martín de Valdeiglesias, in the diocese of Toledo. It is an outstanding…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 93
R PAOLETTI (ITALIAN 19TH CENTURY) AFTER ANDREA DEL SARTO Madonna and Child Oil on canvas 110 x 78cm Private Collection The Madonna and Child or The Virgin and Child is often the name of a work of art which shows the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. The word Madonna means “My Lady” in Italian. Artworks…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 81
Sienese School, Circa 1570 MADONNA AND CHILD WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST AND SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA Oil on canvas 29 1/4 by 22 7/8 in.; 74.3 by 58.1 cm. Private collection The Madonna and Child or The Virgin and Child is often the name of a work of art which shows the Virgin Mary and…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 83
Friar Juan Bautista Maíno (1581 – 1 April 1649) The Penitent Magdalene. Mary Magdalene was one of the most frequently depicted saints in Juan Bautista Maíno’s cast of devotional figures, but never in a more sensual image than in this painting. Here the young and beautiful penitent sinner, seen holding a holy text with a…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 80
Fernando Gallego, 1440 – 1507 THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST Oil on panel 39 7/8 by 28 1/4 in.; 101.3 by 71.7 cm Private collection The resurrection of Jesus is the Christian religious belief that, after being put to death, Jesus rose again from the dead. It is the central tenet of Christian theology and part of…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 81
Luca Giordano, 1634 – 1705 The Adoration Of The Magi This Adoration of the Magi by Luca Giordano is likely to date to 1687–89, when the artist was working in Naples before departing for Spain in 1692. Giordano’s skill in depicting a scene that incorporates such a rich panoply of figures resides in his ability…