Tag: Bible
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 84
Juan Correa de Vivar (c.1510 – 16 April 1566) Christ On The Road To Calvary This panel was painted by Juan Correa de Vivar during the 1540s, and almost certainly formed part of the artist’s most important commission for the Cistercian Monastery of San Martín de Valdeiglesias, in the diocese of Toledo. It is an outstanding…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 93
R PAOLETTI (ITALIAN 19TH CENTURY) AFTER ANDREA DEL SARTO Madonna and Child Oil on canvas 110 x 78cm Private Collection The Madonna and Child or The Virgin and Child is often the name of a work of art which shows the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. The word Madonna means “My Lady” in Italian. Artworks…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 83
Friar Juan Bautista Maíno (1581 – 1 April 1649) The Penitent Magdalene. Mary Magdalene was one of the most frequently depicted saints in Juan Bautista Maíno’s cast of devotional figures, but never in a more sensual image than in this painting. Here the young and beautiful penitent sinner, seen holding a holy text with a…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 80
Fernando Gallego, 1440 – 1507 THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST Oil on panel 39 7/8 by 28 1/4 in.; 101.3 by 71.7 cm Private collection The resurrection of Jesus is the Christian religious belief that, after being put to death, Jesus rose again from the dead. It is the central tenet of Christian theology and part of…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 81
Luca Giordano, 1634 – 1705 The Adoration Of The Magi This Adoration of the Magi by Luca Giordano is likely to date to 1687–89, when the artist was working in Naples before departing for Spain in 1692. Giordano’s skill in depicting a scene that incorporates such a rich panoply of figures resides in his ability…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 16
Salvador Dalí The Immaculate Conception, 1979 Color lithograph 23 x 16 in Private collection The Immaculate Conception, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, was the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne, free from original sin by virtue of the foreseen merits of her son Jesus Christ.…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 14
Andy Warhol, 1928 – 1987 Saint Apollonia, c. 1984 serigraph on wove paper 30in. by 22in. Private collection Saint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to legend, her torture included having all of her teeth…
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03 Carvings & Sculpture from the Biblel 15 – 19th Century. With Footnote, # 16
Mother of God Znamenie Russian icon, first half of 19th c. 38 x 30,5 cm Private collection The Icon of the Mother of God, named the “Sign” (“Znamenie”), shows the Most Holy Mother of God seated with prayerfully uplifted hands. On Her bosom, against the background of a circular shield (or sphere) – is the Divine…
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03 Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible!, by FRIEDRICH GOLDSCHEIDER,19th Century. With Footnote, # 16
FRIEDRICH GOLDSCHEIDER (1845-1897) Judith, with a decorated belt , a wrist bracelet Polychrome terracotta Height: 100 cm Private collection The Book of Judith is the Old Testament of the Bible. The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for not trusting God to deliver them from their…
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08 Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 – 19th Century. With Footnote, # 15
Netherlandish, Malines, early 17th century NATIVITY Gilt alabaster reliefs 12 x 9,5 cm; each relief: 4 3/4 by 3 3/4 in. Private collection In Christian theology the nativity marks the incarnation of Jesus as the second Adam, in fulfillment of the divine will of God, undoing the damage caused by the fall of the first…
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10 Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 – 19th Century. With Footnote, # 14
Netherlandish, Malines, circa 1600 THE DESCENT INTO HELL Partially gilt alabaster relief 20 x 15 cm, 7 3/4 by 6 in Private collection Mechelen (French: Malines) is one of Flanders’ prominent cities of historical art, with Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, and Leuven. It was notably a centre for artistic production during the Northern Renaissance, when painters,…
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11 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes – # 46
Florentine school circa 1700, circle of P. Dandini Saint Cecilia Oil on canvas 25 1/4 X 20 7/8 IN. 64 X 53 CM Private Collection St. Cecilia is one of the most famous of the Roman martyrs, even if the familiar stories about her are apparently not founded. The existence of the martyrs, however, is a…
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08 Paintings, scenes from the Bible, by The Old Masters, with footnotes # 42
Hieronymus Bosch (circa 1450–1516) Triptych of the crucified Martyr, circa 1497-1505 Oil on panel Height: 104 cm (40.9 in). Width: 119 cm (46.9 in). Doge’s Palace, Venice The central panel depicts the crucifixion of a saint usually identified with Saint Julia of Corsica (sometimes with Saint Wilgefortis). In a depiction related to Christ’s crucifixion, the centrally…
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09 Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 – 19th Century. With Footnote, # 13
Rhine-mosan region, end of the 16th century The Virgin with the grape Walnut wood H. 103 cm (40 1/2 in.) l. : 26 cm (12 ¼ in.) Private collection A walnut wood statue with The Virgin depicted sitting and handing a bunch of grapes to the Child standing on Her left knee, his finger extended…
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10 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 49
Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, circa 1600 THE MOCKING OF CHRIST oil on panel 33 1/2 by 24 1/8 in.; 85.1 by 61.3 cm. Private collection The composition derives from Hieronymus Bosch’s Christ Mocked (circa 1510, National Gallery, London). Other versions can be found in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Royal Museum of Fine…
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15 Sculptures of Mater Dolorosa, by Pedro de Mena the Bible! 17th Century. With Footnotes, # 11
Pedro de Mena was a Spanish sculptor who is considered to be the most famous representative of the Granada strand of the Baroque school of sculpture in Spain. He dedicated his life’s work to producing sculptures depicting religious imagery, just as his father had done before him. Pedro de Mena (Spanish, Granada 1628–1688 Málaga) Mater…
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