Tag: Bernardo Cavallino
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10 works, Today, September 2nd, is the Martyrs of Nicomedia’s day, their story illustrated #245
The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia refers to victims of persecution of Christians in Nicomedia, Bithynia (Izmit, Turkey) by the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in the early 4th century AD… Please follow link for full post
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08 Works, Today, February 1st, is Cornelius the Centurion’s Day, With Footnotes – 32
Cornelius the Centurion was a Roman centurion who is considered by Christians to be one of the first Gentiles to convert to the faith Cornelius was a centurion in the Cohors II Italica Civium Romanorum. He was stationed in Caesarea, the capital of Roman Judaea province. He is depicted in the New Testament as a God-fearing…
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Bernardo Cavallino, Saint John the Evangelist 01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 172
Saint John the Apostle, also called Saint John the Evangelist or Saint John the Divine (flourished 1st century ce), in Christian tradition, the author of three letters, the Fourth Gospel, and the Revelation to John in the New Testament. He played a leading role in the early church at Jerusalem. John was the son of Zebedee, a Galilean fisherman, and Salome. John and his brother James were among the…
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08 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, February 1st, is Cornelius the Centurion’s Day, With Footnotes – 32
A dramatic play of light and shadow can add an emotional charge to the depiction of an event. This was the great lesson that Eeckhout absorbed from his teacher Rembrandt van Rijn in the late 1630s and was still using in 1664, when he signed and dated this painting. This is especially effective for representing…
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