Tag: Art
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09 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. In order to save the boy, his tutor Saint Modestus and his governess Saint Crescentia, who were Christians, secretly took him from his…
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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. Born to wealthy parents, Methodios was sent as a young man to Constantinople to continue his education and hopefully attain an appointment at court. But instead he entered a monastery in Bithynia, eventually becoming…
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08 Works, Today, June 13th, is Saint Anna and her son John’s day, his 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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James Webb, Fresh Breeze off Texel 01 Marine Art, With Footnotes, #298
Billowing sea with sailing boats in the wind, in front of the Dutch North Sea island of Texel, Texel is a municipality and an island in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It is the largest and most populated island of the West Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea. James R Webb (1825–1895) was a…
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Mamdouh Kashlan, Women’s public bath in Damascus 01 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, #28
A Hammam is a kind of bath that originated in the Middle East and combines exposure to warm air, then steam or hot-air immersion, massage, and finally a cold-water bath or shower. The Hammam typically requires movement from one room or chamber to the next. Separate wash rooms and soaking pools may be included in the…
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07 Works, Today, June 10th, is Saints Antonina and Alexander’s day, his story in Paintings #161
The Holy Martyrs Alexander and Antonina the Virgin. Saint Antonina was from the city of Krodamos. She was arrested for being a Christian, and was brought before the governor Festus. He urged her to worship the pagan gods, promising to make her a priestess of the goddess Artemis… Please follow link for full post
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Richard Larter, DONNA IN PARTY DRESS 01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #93
Richard Larter (19 May 1929 – 25 July 2014) was an Australian painter, often identified as one of Australia’s few highly recognizable pop artists. Larter also frequently painted in a Pointillist style. He took advantage of unusual techniques with painting: using a syringe filled with paint to create his early works, and juxtaposing multiple images on…
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05 Works, Today, June 8th, is Saint Melania the Elder’s day, her story in Paintings #159
Saint Melania the Elder, (born in Spain, ca. 350–died in Jerusalem before 410 or in ca. 417) was a Desert Mother who was an influential figure in the Christian ascetic movement that sprang up in the generation after the Emperor Constantine made Christianity a legal religion of the Roman Empire. She founded two religious communities…
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Victor-Pierre Huguet, SETTLEMENT AT DAWN 01 Painting by Orientalist Artist Nathaniel Sichel , with footnotes, 57
Victor Pierre Huguet , born Lude the 1 st May 1835 and died in Paris August 16, 1902, was a French, landscape and genre painter.. He was a pupil of Emile Loubon in Marseille and received advice from Fromentin in Paris. In 1852, aged 17, he traveled to Egypt, then to Crimea where he accompanied Durand-Brager before…
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Isabelle Joubert, Deep breath 01 Marine Painting, With Footnotes, #284
“Concentration before a jumping into deep blue sea” Isabelle Joubert Isabelle Joubert is a French painter, working and living in Nantes. The pictures from photos of fashion, advertising or models are the main and the original inspiration for her. After she finds in magazines the suitable photographic material, then she combines with her imagination the pieces to…
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05 Works, Today, June 7th is Saint Marcellinus’ day, his story in Paintings #158
When the Emperor Diocletian summoned Hieromartyr Marcellinus, pope of Rome (304), and threatened him with torture, he offered incense and sacrifice to idols and was, because of this, rewarded by the Emperor with a costly garment… Please follow link for full post
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06 Works, Today, June 6th is Saint Hilarion’s day, his story in Paintings #157
Saint Hilarion was born around 776. His pious parents were known by Emperor Leo IV the Khazar, his father being the bread supplier at the imperial table… Please follow link for full post
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Rebecca Leveille, Emoticon “;)” 01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 55 – With Footnotes
Rebecca Guay is an artist known early in her career as an illustrator, commissioned for work. Guay received a degree in Illustration from the Pratt Institute in New York City in 1992. She subsequently turned primarily toward gallery work, opening her first solo exhibition in 2013. After 2011,Guaye began focusing primarily on large scale gallery work…
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André Brasilier, Cavalcade in the pink sky 01 Marine Painting, With Footnotes, #283
Andre Brasilier, French (1929 – ) was born into an artistic family in 1929, Brasilier has spent more than half a century creating canvasses that are a blend of abstraction, expressionism, and something distinctly his own. His works often feature themes and motifs like horses, nature, music, and women. Brasilier’s art is known around the world,…
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05 Works, Today, June 5th is Saint Constantine I of Kiev’s day, his story in Paintings #156
After the repose of Metr. Michael of Kiev in 1145, the Grand Prince Isiaiaslav moved to have the schemamonk Clement (Kliment) consecrated to the Kievan see without the blessing of the Patriarch of Constantinople… Please follow link for full post
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