Tag: Ancient
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 144
JESUS was hurried to Calvary amid the shouts and jeers of the crowd. As He passed the gate of Pilate’s court, the heavy cross which had been prepared for Barabbas was laid upon His bruised and bleeding shoulders. Crosses were placed also upon two thieves, who were to suffer death at the same time with…
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of their time, Victor Gabriel Gilbert, Part 77
Saint Agatha of Sicily (231 AD — 251 AD) is a Christian saint and virgin martyr. Agatha was born at Catania or Palermo, Sicily, and she was martyred in approximately 251. She is one of seven women, who, along with the Blessed Virgin Mary, are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. She is the…
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 9, is Saint Julian’s Day, With Footnotes – 9
In the upper half of this oil study, Christ is depicted in glory surrounded by adoring angels. Looking up at him are four martyr saints: Saints Celsus, Marcionilla, Julian, and Basilissa. Pompeo Batoni made this sketch when he was only twenty-eight, in preparation for his first important commission in Rome. He was commissioned to create…
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19 Works, December 28th. is Alessandro Rosi’s day, her art, illustrated with footnotes #256
Sebastian stood by a staircase where the emperor was to pass and harangued Diocletian for his cruelties against Christians. This freedom of speech greatly astonished the emperor; who gave orders for his being seized and beaten to death with cudgels, and his body thrown into the common sewer. A pious lady, called Irene, admonished by…
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19 Works, Today, May 26th. is Philippe de Champaigne’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #144
The Last Supper is the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. The Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist, also known as “Holy Communion” or “The Lord’s Supper”. The four canonical Gospels all state that the Last Supper took place towards the…
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30 Works, Today, April 28th. is artist Hugues Merle’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #117
The woman’s face is a mask of suffering while she cradles, not a sleeping baby, but a wooden log! The figure’s anguish is a hallmark of Romanticism, a style that emphasized images of suffering, madness, and death. These images were often thinly veiled allusions to broader social suffering or political upheavals. Merle painted The Lunatic…
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16 Works, Today, April 25th. is artist Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #114
Hagar is a biblical person in the Book of Genesis Chapter 16. She was an Egyptian handmaid of Sarah, who gave her to Abraham “to wife” to bear a child. The product of the union was Abraham’s firstborn, Ishmael, the progenitor of the Ishmaelites. After Sarah gave birth to Isaac, and the tension between the…
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05 Works, Today, April 26th, is Saint Alda Gambara’s day, With Footnotes – #116
Altobello Melone (c. 1490–1491 — before 3 May 1543) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. His work merges Lombard and Mannerist styles. He was commissioned in December 1516 to fresco the Cathedral of Cremona, work which continued till 1518. His contract required that his frescoes be more beautiful than his predecessor, Boccaccio Boccaccino. He worked alongside…
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12 Works, Today, April 25th, is St. Mark’s day, With Footnotes – #115
Andrea Mantegna ( c. 1431 — September 13, 1506) was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g. by lowering the horizon in order to create a sense of greater monumentality. His flinty, metallic landscapes and somewhat stony figures give evidence…
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07 works, Today, December 2nd, is Stefan Uroš IV Dušan’s day, his story, illustrated #335
Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, known as Dušan the Mighty (circa 1308–20 December 1355), was the King of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and Tsar and autocrat of the Serbs and Greeks from 16 April 1346 until his death. He enacted the constitution of the Serbian Empire, known as Dušan’s Code, perhaps the most important literary…
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09 works, Today, December 1st, is Saint Eligius’ day, his story, illustrated #334
Saint Eligius, aka Saint Eloy, (June 588–1 December 660 AD) was chief counsellor to Dagobert I, Merovingian king of France. Appointed the bishop of Noyon-Tournai three years after the king’s death in 642, Eligius worked for 20 years to convert the pagan population of Flanders to Christianity… Please follow link for full post
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06 works, Today, November 30th, is Andrew the Apostle’s day, his story, illustrated #333
Andrew the Apostle was an apostle of Jesus, according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Saint Peter. He is referred to in the Orthodox tradition as the First-Called… Please follow link for full post
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06 works, Today, November 29th, is St. Saturninus Bishop of Toulouse’s day, his story, illustrated #332
St. Saturninus was a disciple of St. John the Baptist and became a follower of Christ. Later he was consecrated Bishop by St. Peter and was sent as a missionary from Rome to the Pyrenees Mountain area. He became the first Bishop and Apostle of Toulouse, France… Please follow link for full post
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11 works, Today, November 28th, is Martyr Stephen the New’s day, his story, illustrated #331
The Holy Monk Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New was born in 715 at Constantinople into a pious Christian family. His parents, having two daughters, prayed the Lord for the birth of a son. The mother of the new-born Stephen took him to the Blakhernae church in honour of the Most Holy Mother of God…
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09 works, Today, November 25th, is Saint Catherine of Alexandria’s day, her story, illustrated #328
Catherine of Alexandria, or Katherine of Alexandria, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar who became a Christian around the age of 14, converted hundreds of…
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04 works, Today, November 15th, is Saint Felix of Nola’s day, his story illustrated #318
Saint Felix of Nola (d. ca. 250) Felix was the elder son of Hermias, a Syrian centurion who had retired to Nola, Italy. After his father’s death Felix sold off most of his property and possessions, gave the proceeds to the poor, and pursued a clerical vocation. Felix was ordained by, and worked with, Saint…
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06 works, Today, November 14th, is Philip the Apostle’s day, his story illustrated #317
Philip the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to New Testament. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Phrygia. Philip is described as a disciple from the city of Bethsaida, and the evangelist connects him with Andrew and Peter, who were from the same…
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05 works, Today, November 13th, is Saint Manetha’s day, her story illustrated #316
Some servants of Christ’s people, who in the stature of their bodies were only youths, but their soul was armed with the worship of God, both came of themselves, and when the governor was offering libations to idols in the midst of the city, suddenly rushed upon him, and called upon him to abandon his…
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07 works, Today, November 12th, is Ahijah the Shilonite’s day, his story illustrated #315
Ahijah the Shilonite was a prophet of Shiloh in the Old Testament. In rabbinical tradition, he is considered one of the longest lived of the prophets and is honored as one of the seven righteous saints whose piety protects the world from destruction… Please follow link for full post
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04 works, Today, November 9th, is the Theodore Stratelates’ day, his story illustrated #311
Theodore Stratelates, also known as Theodore of Heraclea, came from the city of Euchaita in Asia Minor. He killed a giant serpent living on a precipice in the outskirts of Euchaita. The serpent had terrorised the countryside. Theodore armed himself with a sword and vanquished it. According to some of the legends, because of his…
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