Tag: Annibale Carracci
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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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13 Works, Today, April 21st is artist Annibale Carracci’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #110
Armida is a fictional character created by the Italian late Renaissance poet Torquato Tasso. She is a Saracen sorceress. In his epic Gerusalemme liberata, Rinaldo is a fierce and determined warrior who is also honorable and handsome. Armida has been sent to stop the Christians from completing their mission and is about to murder the…
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