Tag: Ancient
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01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! ZURAB TSERETELI’S Jesus Healing the Sick, with Footnotes – #47
Sold for $1,000 USD in Oct 2022 Jesus used a variety of different methods to heal the sick and the infirmed. Sometimes they were healed through prayer alone. At other times, prayer was combined with a touch.Zurab Tsereteli was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1934 and graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1958.…
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01 Work, Orientalist Artist, Alexandre Cabanel’s Thamar, with footnotes #125
In the Book of Genesis, Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah (twice), as well as the mother of two of his children: the twins Perez and Zerah. Tamar is first described as marrying Judah’s eldest son, Er. Because of his wickedness, Er was killed by God. By way of a levirate union, Judah asked his second son,…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Luca Giordano’s Tatiana of Rome, with Footnotes #200
Saint Tatiana was a Christian martyr in 3rd-century Rome during the reign of Emperor Severus Alexander. According to legend, she was the daughter of a Roman civil servant who was secretly Christian, and raised his daughter in the faith. This was dangerous, and one day the jurist Ulpian captured Tatiana and attempted to force her to…
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11 works, Today, August 22nd, is the Saint Eulalia’s day, her story illustrated #234
Saint Eulalia (Aulaire, Aulazia, Olalla, Eulària) (c. 290–February 12, 303), co-patron saint of Barcelona, was a 13-year-old Roman Christian virgin who suffered martyrdom in Barcelona during the persecution of Christians in the reign of emperor Diocletian, towards the end of the ban on Christianity. Eulalia’s name is of Greek origin and literally means “of good…
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04 Works, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! After Michelangelo, When Jesus arrived in Gaza, with footnotes #64
When Jesus arrived in Gaza he saw a sight that moved him deeply, for he saw the desperation and hopelessness in the people’s eyes. Without hesitation, he stepped forward, brimming with love and purpose… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! After Leonardo da Vinci, Jesus Christ Helping His Mother, with footnotes #62
Leonardo da Vinci uses a wide canvas, allowing for a panoramic view that captures both the intimate setting of the workshop and the distant cityscape. There is tension and unease to the scene, highlighting the volatile times in which the Holy Family lived. Every element of the painting is rendered with meticulous attention to detail.…
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13 Works, Today, June 16th, is Saint Vitus’s day, his story in Paintings #167
Saint Vitus was the son of an illustrious Sicilian dignitary who tried to turn his son from Christianity, but failed. Paternal love then turned to hatred, and he decided to kill Vitus… Please follow link for full post
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08 Works, Today, June 14th, is Saint Methodius I’s day, his story in Paintings #165
St. Methodius I, also spelled Methodios, (born 788/800, Syracuse, Sicily — died June 14, 847, Constantinople)was patriarch of Constantinople from 843 to 847… Please follow link for full post
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11 Works, Today, June 13th, is Anna of Larissa and her son John’s day, their story in Paintings #164
St Anna was from the country of Greece, from the city of Larissa; the daughter of poor parents. When they died and left her an orphan… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! Mylo Quam’s Knight slaying a dragon I Saint George!) – with footnotes #61
Sold for $325 USD in June 2022 Saint George (circa 275/281 – 23 April 303 AD) was a soldier in the Roman army who later became venerated as a Christian martyr. His parents were Christians of Greek background; his father Gerontius was a Roman army official from Cappadocia and his mother Polychronia was from Lydda, Syria…
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01 Work, Contemporary Interpretation of the bible, Henry Zaidan’s Martyr Saint Tatiana, with Footnotes #222
Saint Tatiana was a Christian martyr in 3rd-century Rome during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. She was a deaconess of the early church. According to legend, she was the daughter of a Roman civil servant who was secretly Christian, and raised his daughter in the faith. This was dangerous, and one day the jurist Ulpian…
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05 Icons, Henry Zaidan’s Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified, with footnotes #80
Mary of Jesus Crucified, 5 January 1846 – 26 August 1878), was a Discalced Carmelite nun of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Born to Palestinian Greek Catholic parents from the town of Hurfiesh in the upper Galilee… Please follow link for full post
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05 Works, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s Alma has a Vision with footnotes
Fighting in a dream could represent both physical and metaphysical battles between enemies in this world as well as battling with one’s own internal demons or dark aspects of oneself. Alma has fought many battles. Killed many enemies… Please follow link for full post
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08 Works, Contemporary Religious Art, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s Mary’s Flight to Gaza, with footnotes
An angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee with Mary and her infant son since King Netanyahu would seek the child to kill him… Please follow link for full post
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29 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings and Stories from the Bible, with footnotes #7
Religious art is a visual representation of religious ideologies and their relationship with humans. Sacred art directly relates to religious art in the sense that its purpose is for worship and religious practices. According to one set of definitions, artworks that are inspired by religion but are not considered traditionally sacred remain under the umbrella…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, THE ART OF WAR, Karl Friedrich Lessing’s The Return of the Crusader, with Footnotes #215
Teutonic knight returning from the crusade; based on Karl Immermann’s poem “The Entry of the Crusaders”. The late Arnold Toynbee once referred to the crusades as “Christianized Viking expeditions,” and given the wanton destruction and killing that accompanied these Frankish invasions of Palestine, his description seems appropriate. But the crusades provided Western Christianity with its…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Rohan Hours’ Lamentation of the Virgin, Nothing has changed in over 2000 years, with Footnotes #212
The grieving Virgin cannot be consoled by the Apostle John, who looks up in consternation at a saddened God. The Grandes Heures de Rohan (The Rohan Hours) is an illuminated manuscript book of hours, painted by the anonymous artist known as the Rohan Master, probably between 1418 and 1425, in the Gothic style. It contains the…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Annibale Carracci’s Lamentation of Christ, Lamentation of one’s child, Nothing has changed in over 2000 years, with Footnotes #211
This is perhaps the most poignant image in the National Gallery’s collection of the pietà – the lamentation over the dead Christ following his crucifixion. It was a subject to which Annibale Carracci returned frequently, especially during the last decade of his life. Here, the limp and lifeless body of Christ lies in the lap…
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