Tag: Dragon
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51 Paintings, Interpretation of the bible by Artists of 16th and 17th Centuries, with footnotes
Please find a detailed list of 51 paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries that interpret biblical themes, with brief descriptions of their biblical interpretations and relevant artists… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Franz von Stuck’s THE DRAGON SLAYER, With Footnotes – #135
Sold for 605,000 GBP in May 2015 The Dragon Slayer is a particularly charged rendition of an age-old theme. Although most of Stuck’s paintings depict scenes from the Antique or the Bible, neither the title The Dragon Slayer nor the iconography reveal the exact story behind the present work. Stuck’s fascination with Greek legends suggests the…
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01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! Mylo Quam’s Knight slaying a dragon I Saint George!) – with footnotes #61
Sold for $325 USD in June 2022 Saint George (circa 275/281 – 23 April 303 AD) was a soldier in the Roman army who later became venerated as a Christian martyr. His parents were Christians of Greek background; his father Gerontius was a Roman army official from Cappadocia and his mother Polychronia was from Lydda, Syria…
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23 Works, November 1st. is Cornelis Cornelisz’s day, his art, illustrated with footnotes #229
The Last Supper is based on a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan. It is one of the world’s most famous paintings. The painting represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in…
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