Category: Religious Art
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Agnolo Gaddi, Álvaro Pires de Évora, Alvaro Portoghese, Carlo Dolci, Herri met de Bles, NETHERLANDISH SCHOOL, RELIGIOUS ART, Zaidan,
Herri met de Bles, BOUVINES CIRCA 1510 – AFTER 1550 ANTWERP EXTENSIVE COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH THE CALLING OF SAINT PETER Oil on oak panel 32 x 50 cm.; 12 5/8 x 19 3/4 in Private collection The subject here is taken from the Gospel of Saint John, XXI, 6–10; the figures enacting it are typically set…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 77
Giovanni Baglione, ROME CIRCA 1566 – 1643 (?) SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE WILDERNESS, c. 1610 Oil on canvas 76 3/8 by 59 1/2 in.; 194 by 151 cm. Private collection John the Baptist (sometimes called John in the Wilderness; also referred to as the Angel of the Desert) was the subject of at least eight paintings…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 76
Denys Calvaert, ANTWERP CIRCA 1540 – 1619 BOLOGNA THE HOLY FAMILY WITH SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST AND AN ANGEL, c. 1579 Oil on canvas 22 7/8 by 16 1/4 in.; 58 by 41 cm. Private collection In this painting, the Holy Family, Saint John the Baptist and an Angel, all adorned with delicate golden halos and…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 16
Salvador Dalí The Immaculate Conception, 1979 Color lithograph 23 x 16 in Private collection The Immaculate Conception, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, was the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne, free from original sin by virtue of the foreseen merits of her son Jesus Christ.…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 75
Alessandro Rosi, FLORENCE 1627 – 1697 CAIN AND ABEL Oil on canvas 26 3/4 by 20 1/2 in.; 68 by 52 cm. Private collection Rosi depicts the moment just after Cain has slain his brother Abel, who lays ashen in the foreground, as God the Father appears in a swirl of clouds above. In Rosi’s striking…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 74
Giuseppe Cesari, called Cavaliere d’Arpino, ARPINO OR ROME 1568 – 1640 ROME SAINT JEROME IN THE DESERT, circa 1600 Oil on panel 20 1/2 by 22 7/8 in.; 52 by 58 cm. Private collection Saint Jerome in the desert was executed by Arpino circa 1600, when the artist was at the height of his popularity. Executed on…
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CELSO LAGAR, GEORGES DE LA TOUR, Hieronymus Bosch, Hispano-Flemish School, MASTER OF THE PRODIGAL SON, Zaidan,
GEORGES DE LA TOUR, 1593 – 1652 Mary Magdalen with the Smoking Flame, ca. 1640 Oil on canvas 46 1/4 × 36 1/8 in 117.5 × 91.8 cm Private collection During the 17th century, great devotion was shown to Mary Magdalene in all Catholic countries. She was the perfect lover of Christ, her beauty made…
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05 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 72
Nicolaes Maes, DORDRECHT 1634 – 1693 AMSTERDAM THE FLIGHT OF LOT Oil on canvas 42 1/2 by 37 1/2 in.; 108 by 95.3 cm. Private collection The story of Lot, nephew of Abraham, and his flight from the city of Sodom is told in Genesis (19: 1-28). Two angels, to whom Lot had given hospitality for…
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05 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 70
The Master of the Figdor St Eustache ACTIVE IN ROMAGNA AT THE END OF THE 15TH CENTURY THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT SEBASTIAN Oil on panel, maroflauged 88.3 x 65.3 cm.; 34 3/4 x 25 3/4 in. Private collection Saint Sebastian (died c. 288 AD) was an early Christian saint and martyr. Sebastian had prudently concealed his faith,…
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05 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 69
Claude Vignon, TOURS 1593 – 1670 PARIS JOSEPH INTERPRETING DREAMS IN PRISON Oil on canvas 53 7/8 by 74 in.; 136 by 188 cm. Private collection Claude Vignon (19 May 1593 – 10 May 1670) was a leading French painter and engraver working in the Baroque manner. He was born at Tours and received early training…
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05 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 12
Follower of Michelangelo Merisi called Caravaggio DAEDALUS AND ICARUS oil on canvas 29 7/8 by 39 5/8 in.; 75.5 by 100.5 cm. Private collection This is a depiction of the craftsman and father adhering ink black shining feathered wings the back of his adolescent son; wings that would ultimately result in the boy’s demise. The…
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05 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 68
Bronzino, Agnolo, Florentine, 1503 – 1572 The Holy Family, c. 1527/1528 Oil on panel 101.3 x 78.7 cm (39 7/8 x 31 in.) National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. This early painting by Bronzino shows a young Holy Family being visited by Mary’s cousin Elizabeth and her child, John the Baptist. While Elizabeth gazes longingly…
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04 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 67
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, (1824–1898) The Beheading of St John the Baptist, circa 1869 Oil on canvas Height: 240 cm (94.5 in). Width: 316 cm (124.4 in). National Gallery John the Baptist (sometimes called John in the Wilderness; also referred to as the Angel of the Desert). The story of John the Baptist is told in…
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05 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 66
Jacopo Negretti, called Palma il Giovane (Venice circa 1548-1628) The Marriage of the Virgin Oil on canvas 115 x 105cm (45 1/4 x 41 5/16in). Private collection The Marriage of the Virgin is the subject in Christian art depicting the marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Unlike many other scenes in Life of the…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 14
Andy Warhol, 1928 – 1987 Saint Apollonia, c. 1984 serigraph on wove paper 30in. by 22in. Private collection Saint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to legend, her torture included having all of her teeth…
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03 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – SIGNORELLI’s Interpretations of the Resurrection of the Flesh. # 65
SIGNORELLI, Luca, (b. ca. 1450, Cortona, d. 1523, Cortona) Resurrection of the Flesh, 1499-1502 Fresco, width 700 cm Chapel of San Brizio, Duomo, Orvieto “Behold, I tell you a mystery: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed – in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the…
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05 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 64
Peter Paul Rubens Jesus at the banquet of Simon the Pharisee Oil on canvas 158 x 227 cm Private collection Simon was a Pharisee mentioned in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 7:36-50) as the host of a meal, who invited Jesus to eat in his house but failed to show him the usual marks of hospitality…
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06 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #2
Elle Hanley, United States Venus Photograph 24 H x 36 W x 0.1 in Private collection The Birth of Venus. In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty, and fertility. She was the Roman counterpart to the Greek Aphrodite. However, Roman Venus had many abilities beyond the Greek Aphrodite; she was a goddess of…
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