Tag: Art
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 22nd, Saint Anastasius’ Day, With Footnotes – 22
Saint Anastasius of Persia was originally a Zoroastrian cavalryman in the army of Khosrau II (r. 590–628), and participated in capture of the True Cross in Jerusalem, which was carried to the Sasanian capital Ctesiphon. The occasion prompted him to ask for information about the Christian religion. He then experienced a conversion of faith, left the army, became…
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François Schommer, The beautiful dancer 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 24
François Schommer, born in Paris on November 20 , 1850 and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1935, was an academic painter, aquafortist and French decorator . Schommer exhibited at the Paris Salons and at the Salons of French Artists from 1870 to 1935 2 , 1 . In 1878, he obtained the first prize of Rome…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 21st, Saint Agnes’ Day, With Footnotes – 21
The Museo del Prado owns two of his paintings representing the Visitation and the Martyrdom of St. Agnes, executed for the chapel of St. Thomas of Villanova in the convent of San Julián de Valencia. Somewhat overshadowed by the fame of his son who had more of an emotional style, but certainly better equipped, experts…
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09 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 20th, Saint Sebastian’s Day, With Footnotes – 20
Peter Paul Rubens, (1577–1640)St. Sebastian, circa 1614Oil on canvas Sir Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish Baroque painter. A proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasized movement, colour, and sensuality, Rubens is well known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. In…
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07 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 19th, Saint Canute’s Day, With Footnotes – 19
Holy Knud on the medieval wall painting in the Wigsteads Church Canute IV, byname Canute the Holy, or Saint Canute, (born c. 1043—died July 10, 1086, Odense, Den.; canonized 1101; feast days January 19, July 10), martyr, patron saint, and king of Denmark from 1080 to 1086. Canute succeeded his brother Harold Hen as king…
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Javiera Estrada, Goddess of Beauty 01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #10
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She is identified with the planet Venus; her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus. Myrtle, roses, doves, sparrows and swans were sacred to her. Aphrodite was created from the sea foam produced by Uranus’s genitals, which had been severed by Cronus. In Homer’s Iliad, however,…
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Martin Packford, Theodore and The Lion 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #46
Theodore and the Lion refers to the two columns outside the Palazzo Ducale, named after two patron saints of Venice. The Column of the Lion and the Column of St. Theodore of Amasea, now located in Piazzetta San Marco, are examples of works coming from the East. They come out of the Venetian participation in…
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Maher Morcos, The rug merchant 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 35
A typical Egyptian gathering in the 19th century after the Friday prayer Orientalism is a term that is used for the depiction of aspects in Middle Eastern cultures. It refers to the works of the Western artists on Oriental subjects, produced from their travels in Western Asia, during the 19th century. Depictions of Islamic “Moors” and…
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05 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 18th, Saint Prisca’s Day, With Footnotes – 18
Saint Prisca was a young Roman woman allegedly tortured and executed for her Christian faith. The dates of her birth and death are unknown. She is revered as a Western saint and martyr by the Orthodox Church and as a saint and a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. Especially in England, she…
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03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 17th, Saint Anthony’s Day, With Footnotes – 17
Saint Anthony or Antony (c. 251–356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is known as the Father of All Monks. His feast day is celebrated on January 17 among the Orthodox and Catholic churches and on Tobi 22 in the Egyptian calendar used by the Coptic Church. The biography…
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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 36 – With Footnotes
Jorn Fox Unknown Oil on canvas 24×48 inches Private collection Jorn Fox was exposed to art at an early age by his father, an art instructor and abstract painter. Even through Jorn had studied in College he believes that his real education came from many hours he spent painting in his studio. There his canvases offered…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 14, is St. Felix’ Day, With Footnotes – 14
Felix of Nola, Saint, beaten and hidden by a spider’s web, 15th century Saint Felix of Nola (d. ca. 250) was a Christian presbyter at Nola near Naples in Italy. He sold off his possessions in order to give to the poor, but was arrested and tortured for his Christian faith during the persecution of the Roman emperor Decius (r.…
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Caravaggio, Martyrdom of Saint Ursula 01 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 47D
Saint Ursula (Latin for “little female bear”) is a Romano-British Christian saint. Because of the lack of definite information about her and the anonymous group of holy virgins who accompanied her and on some uncertain date were killed at Cologne, they were removed from the Roman Martyrology and their commemoration was omitted from the General Roman…
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Maher Morcos, Sultan’s delight 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 34
Orientalismis a term that is used for the depiction of aspects in Middle Eastern cultures. It refers to the works of the Western artists on Oriental subjects, produced from their travels in Western Asia, during the 19th century. Depictions of Islamic “Moors” and “Turks” can be found in Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art. A creative…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 13, is St. Hilary of Poitiers’ Day, With Footnotes – 13
Hilary of Poitiers, (300AD – 367AD) was primarily of the Western church but was very much in the framework of thought of the Alexandrian School. Because he was so aligned to the Eastern school and did little to develop the theology of the West both sides were suspicious of him. He was stuck between the two…
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Pino Dangelico, Sensuality 02 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 39 – With Footnotes
Pino Daeni (November 8, 1939 – May 25, 2010) was an Italian-American book illustrator and artist. He is known for his style of feminine, romantic women and strong men painted with loose but accurate brushwork. Considered one of the highest paid book illustrators of his time, he created over 3,000 book covers, movie posters and magazine…
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Attilio Pratella, Fishing boats on the Neapolitan coast 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #135
Attilio Pratella (Italian, 1856-1949) Fishing boats on the Neapolitan coast Oil on board 22.8 x 35cm (9 x 13 3/4in). Private collection The Neapolitan coastis one of Italy’s most beautiful stretch of coast, home to stunning scenery, colourful towns and fishermen’s ports. Attilio Pratella (born 1856 in Lugo di Romagna, Italy; died 1949 in Naples,…
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