Tag: Bible
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03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 20, is Saint St. Dominic de Silos ‘s Day, With Footnotes – 150
Bartolomé Bermejo, (1440–1500) Santo Domingo de Silos enthroned as bishop, between circa 1474 and circa 1477 Oil on panel Height: 242 cm (95.2 ″); Width: 130 cm (51.1 ″) Museo del Prado Dominic of Silos, O.S.B., (Spanish: Santo Domingo de Silos) (1000 – December 20, 1073) was born at Canas de Navarre, on the Spanish side…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 19, is Saints Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum’s Day, With Footnotes – 149
Corrado Giaquinto Martyrdom of Saints Marius, Martha, Audifax and Abacus, circa 1750 Oil on canvas Height: 118 cm (46.46 in.), Width: 167 cm (65.75 in.) Musee Fesch – Ajaccio (France) Saints Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum (died 270) were, according to their largely legendary passio of the 6th century, four saints of the same family (a…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 16, is Pope Marcellus I’s Day, With Footnotes – 148
Pope Marcellus I Pope Marcellus I (6 January 255–16 January 309) was the Bishop of Rome or Pope from May or June 308 to his death in 309. He succeeded Pope Marcellinus after a considerable interval. Under Maxentius, he was banished from Rome in 309, on account of the tumult caused by the severity of the…
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03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 12, is The Virgin of Guadalupe’s Day, With Footnotes – 145
Unknown artistVirgin of Guadalupe, circa 1700Oil on canvasIndianapolis Museum of Art The Virgin of Guadalupe featuring a novelty crown on the Virgin’s head, later removed on 23 February 1888. A Marian apparition is a reported supernatural appearance by the Blessed Virgin Mary. The figure is often named after the town where it is reported, or…
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03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 11, is Pope Damasus’ Day, With Footnotes – 144
Pope Damasus I Pope Damasus I (c. 305 – 11 December 384) was Supreme Pontiff from 366 to 384. He was a very learned man, well versed in the Scriptures. He commissioned St. Jerome to complete the translation of the Bible into the Latin language. Shortly after his reign the 72 books of the Bible, hitherto scattered in…
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03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 8, is the day of Conception by St. Anna, With Footnotes – 140
Holy Prophetess Hannah The Holy Prophetess Hannah dwelt in marriage with Elkanah, but she was childless. Elkanah took to himself another wife, Phennena, who bore him children. Hannah grieved strongly over her misfortune, and every day she prayed for an end to her barrenness, and vowed to dedicate her child to God. Once, as she prayed…
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Conception by St. Anna 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 8, is the day of Conception by St. Anna, With Footnotes – 140
Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos (Mary) Joachim and Anna had lived together in marriage for fifty years, and yet had remained barren. They lived devoutly and quietly, and of all their income they spent one third on themselves, distributed one third to the poor and gave the other…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 7, is St Ambrose’s day, With Footnotes – 139
Camillo Procaccini (1561–1629) St Ambrose Stopping Theodosius, second half of 16th centuryOil on canvasBasilica of Sant’Ambrogio Theodosius had, in his privileged youth, been military governor of Moesia. But after a charge of cowardice and his father’s execution for conspiracy he had languished in enforced early retirement in Spain. Yet when disaster hit the Roman world at…
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Jaroslav Čermák, St. Nicholas 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 6, is St. Nicholas’ day, With Footnotes – 138
Jaroslav Čermák, (1831 – 1878)St. Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), was an early Christian bishop of the ancient Greek city of Myra in Asia Minor during the time of the Roman Empire. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers,…
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Medieval icon of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 5, is Saint Sabbas the Sanctified’s day, With Footnotes – 137
Medieval icon of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified Spiritual student of Saint Euthymius the Great at age 20. Anchorite from age 30, living in a cave, devoting himself to prayer and manual labor. He wove ten willow baskets each day. On Saturday he would take them to the local monastery, led by Saint Euthymius, and trade…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – December 4, is St. Barbara’s day, With Footnotes – 136
Wilhelm Kalteysen (1420–1496)Detail St. Barbara, Execution, c. 1447Tempera and gold on spruce woodHeight: 203 cm (79.9 ″); Width: 260 cm (102.3 ″)National Museum in Warsaw Saint Barbara is a former Christian saint and virgin martyr believed to have lived in Asia Minor in the 3rd century. Accounts place her in the 3rd century in Heliopolis of Syria,…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today is Prophet Zephaniah’s day, With Footnotes – 130
Prophet Zephaniah, old Russian Orthodox iconFirst quarter of XVIII centuryIconostasis of Kizhi Monastery, Karelia, Russia Zephaniah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish Tanakh. His name is commonly transliterated Sophonias in Bibles translated from the Latin Vulgate or Septuagint. The most well-known Biblical figure bearing the name Zephaniah is the son of Cushi,…
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Ivan Aivazovsky, Descent of Noah from Ararat 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 129
Ivan Aivazovsky, (1817–1900)Descent of Noah from Ararat, c. 1889Oil on canvasHeight: 128 cm (50.3 in); Width: 218 cm (85.8 in)National Gallery of Armenia The people in this painting are not just Biblical figures, they are Aivazovsky’s dreamy imagining of his own romanticized Armenian roots combined with a vaguely conceived Orientalism that looked towards an old…
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Emil Nolde, The Last Supper 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 24
The Last Supper, c. 1909 Emil Nolde Oil, canvas 86 x 107 cm National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark The Last Supper is the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. The Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist, also known as “Holy Communion” or…
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Leonard Sarluis, Mocking of Christ. Crown of Thorns 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 128
Leonard Sarluis, French(1874-1949) Mocking of Christ. Crown of Thorns, c. 1933 Oil on canvas 30″ wide by 391/4 ” tall Private collection The mocking of Jesus occurred several times, after his trial and before his crucifixion according to the canonical gospels of the New Testament. It is considered part of Jesus’ passion. According to the gospel…
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Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys, ST. DOROTHY 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 129
Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys, 1832-1904 DOROTHY, c. 1904 Coloured chalk on cream paper with watercolour wash 40 by 30.5cm., 15¾ by 12in. Private collection The model for St Dorothy was the artist’s youngest daughter who was depicted several times by her father. The drawing was inspired by a poem by Sandys’ friend Swinburne first published…
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William Mortensen, Joyzelle Joyner as Salomé 01 works, RELIGIOUS ART – Photography from the Bible, with footnotes, 3b
William Mortensen Joyzelle Joyner as Salomé Joyzelle Joyner (August 27, 1905 – November 30, 1980) was an American actress and dancer. She appeared in at least thirty films between 1925 and 1935, garnering some notoriety for her appearance in The Sign of the Cross. Joyner began appearing in films around 1924 or 1925, often playing dancers.…
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John William Waterhouse, The Annunciation 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 128
John William Waterhouse, (1849–1917) The Annunciation, c. 1914 Oil on canvas Height: 99 cm (38.9 in); Width: 135 cm (53.1 in) Private collection The Annunciation referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel…
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Herbert James Draper, Saint Dorothea 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 125
Herbert James Draper For Saint Dorothea’s Day, c. 1899 Oil on canvas 79 x 119 cm Private collection Dorothea of Caesarea (died ca. 311) is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse. She is called a martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution, although her…
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Roberto Fabelo, encounter with the Virgin 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 122
Roberto Fabelo, (b. 1950) Encuentro con la Virgen/ Encounter with the Virgin, c. 2007 Oil on Canvas 130.00 X 100.00 cm (50.7 X 39 in) Private collection Roberto Fabelo (born 1951 Camagüey, Cuba) is a contemporary Cuban painter, sculptor, and illustrator. Born in Guáimaro, Camagüey, Fabelo studied at The National Art School and at the Superior Art…
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