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11 Works, Today, March 1st. is artist Nikolaos Gyzis’ day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #060
Nikolaos Gyzis (1 March 1842–4 January 1901) was considered one of Greece’s most important 19th-century painters. He was most famous for his work Eros and the Painter (See below), his first genre painting. It was auctioned in May 2006 at Bonhams in London, being last exhibited in Greece in 1928. He was the major representative…
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Au lit: Le baiser. 01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 60 – With Footnotes
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), also known as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce a collection of enticing, elegant and provocative images of the modern,…
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05 works, Today, December 21st, is Saint Severinus of Noricum’s day, his story, illustrated #353
Severinus of Noricum (c. 410–8 January 482) is a saint, known as the “Apostle to Noricum”. It has been speculated that he was born in either Southern Italy or in the Roman province of Africa… Please follow link for full post
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Shrouded (2)
Photographing a far too bright sunset two days ago, I suddenly realized that the beauty of light is often determined by how it is filtered, veiled or… Shrouded (2)
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09 works, Today, October 15th, is Saint Longinus’ day, his story illustrated #286
Longinus is the name given in Christian mythology to the unnamed Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance. The lance is called in Christianity the “Holy Lance” during the Crucifixion. This act is said to have created the last of the Five Holy Wounds of Christ… Please follow link for full…
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Walter Elmer Schofield, Cornish Harbour, 01 Marine Painting, With Footnotes, #294
Cornish Harbours were once the centre of Cornwall’s pilchard fishing industry and the old cob and slate buildings bear testimony to a time when large shoals of pilchards were the livelihood of the whole village. More on Cornish HarboursWalter Elmer Schofield, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / 1869 – 1944), was born in Philadelphia in 1867. He attended Swathmore College and the…
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06 works, Today, August 18th, is the Saints Florus and Laurus’ day, their story illustrated #230
Saints Florus and Laurus, twin brothers, who were second century martyrs, are considered the patrons of horses among the Rus because a local horse plague was healed by their relics. Russian peasants would tether their horses around the church on their feast day and avoid putting the horses to work in order to avoid a…
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04 works, Today, August 17th, is the Holy Martyr Myron’s day, his story illustrated #229
The Holy Martyr Myron was a presbyter in Achaia (Greece), and lived during the third century. He suffered in the year 250 under the emperor Decius (249–251). The presbyter was gentle and kind to people, but he was also courageous in the defense of his spiritual children… Please follow link for full post
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Adrien LeMayeur, Women with parasols 01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 143
Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merpres (9 February 1880 – 31 May 1958) was a Belgian painter from Brussels who lived the last part of his life in Bali. Le Mayeur came to Bali at Singaraja in 1932. He then stayed in Denpasar and was fascinated by what remained then of Balinese culture, including the Balinese people’s…
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Frans Van Bueren, Harbour scene 01 Marine Painting, With Footnotes, #293
Alphonse van Beurden, Antwerp 1878-1962. Art painter, who lived and worked in Antwerp. Son of sculptor Alphonse van Beurden. Studied at the Academy of Antwerp with a strong preference for landscapes and forest scenes in the style of F. Courtens, yet he also painted Schelde scenes, harbor scenes and figures in interiors. His work can be found…
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13 works, Today, August 16th, is the Dormition of the Not-Made-by-Hand Image, its story illustrated #228
Tradition relates, that during the time of the preaching of the Saviour, Abgar the Black, first king that converted to Christianity rules in Edessa. He was stricken all over his body with leprosy… Please follow link for full post
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09 works, Today, August 15th, is the Dormition of the Virgin Mary day, her story illustrated #227
Hanging on the Cross in agony, Jesus remembered His Mother, and indicating the Apostle John He said to her: Woman, behold thy son. After that, He said to John: Behold thy mother. And so, providing for His Mother, He breathed His last. John had a home on Mount Zion, in Jerusalem, in which the Theotokos…
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10 works, Today, August 14th, is St. Antonio Primaldo’s day, his story illustrated #226
St. Antonio Primaldo and his Companion Martyrs, also known as the Martyrs of Otranto, were 813 inhabitants of the Salentine city of Otranto in southern Italy who were killed on 14 August 1480 when the city fell to an Ottoman force under Gedik Ahmed Pasha; an Albanian Ottoman statesman and admiral, who served as Grand…
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10 works, Today, August 13th, is Marco d’Aviano’s day, their story illustrated #225
Marco d’Aviano, born Carlo Domenico Cristofori (November 17, 1631 — August 13, 1699) was an Italian Capuchin friar. orn in Aviano, a small community in the Republic of Venice. At 16 he tried to reach the island of Crete, where the Venetians were at war with the Ottoman Turks, in order to preach the Gospel and convert…
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06 works, Today, August 12th, is Martyrs Anicetas and Photios’ day, their story illustrated #224
The Martyrs Anicetas and Photios (his nephew) were natives of Nicomedia. Anicetas, a military official, denounced the emperor Diocletian (284–305) for having set up in the city square an implement of execution for frightening Christians… Please follow link for full post
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04 works, Today, August 11th, is Saint Susanna’s day, her story illustrated #223
Martyr Susanna the Virgin, according to Christian legend, was the daughter of Presbyter Gavinius and a niece of the Holy Bishop Caius of Rome (283–296). She was raised in strict Christian piety and in her youthful years dedicated herself to God. The family of the saint was related to the emperor Diocletian (284–305), who…
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05 works, Today, August 10th, is Blessed Laurence’s day, his story illustrated #222
Blessed Laurence, Fool-for-Christ and Kaluga Wonderworker, lived at the beginning of the sixteenth century at the distance of 533 meters from old Kaluga, the name comes from Old Russian kaluga — “bog, quagmire”, near a forest church in honor of the Nativity of Christ, set upon a high hill. During the period of Tartar raids Kaluga was…
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Jean-Léon Gérôme, RIDERS CROSSING THE DESERT 01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, #61
Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits and other subjects, bringing the Academic painting tradition to an artistic climax. He is considered one of the most important painters from…
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Seif Waly, ALEXANDRIA BEACH 01 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, #35
Seif Waly (March 31, 1906 – February 15, 1979) was an Egyptian painter, born Mohammed Seif al-Din Waly into an aristocratic family, of Turkish origin, in Alexandria, Egypt. He was introduced to modern art after studying at the studio of the Italian artist Otorino Becchi. In 1942 he set up his own studio with his brother Adham Wanly…
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Johann Baptist Reiter, Lady Holding Red Blanket 01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #127
Johann Baptist Reiter (28 May 1813, Linz – 10 January 1890, Vienna) was an Austrian portrait and genre painter of the Biedermeier period. He spent three years as an apprentice at his father’s company, painting furniture, signs and crosses. He enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. After 1830, he largely earned his living as…
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