Tag: Figurative

03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 12, is The Virgin of Guadalupe’s Day, With Footnotes – 145

Dec 12, 2018

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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…
03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 11, is Pope Damasus’ Day, With Footnotes – 144

Dec 11, 2018

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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…
Conception by St. Anna 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 8, is the day of Conception by St. Anna, With Footnotes – 140

Dec 8, 2018

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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…
01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 7, is St Ambrose’s day, With Footnotes – 139

Dec 7, 2018

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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…
Helmut Newton, Big Nude XV: Raquel Hands on Forehead 02 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, Raquel Welch, with footnotes # 11

Dec 6, 2018

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Helmut Newton (Australian/German, 1920–2004) Title: Big Nude XV: Raquel Hands on Forehead, Nice, c. 1993 Gelatin silver print 47 x 37.2 cm. (18.5 x 14.6 in.) Private collection Raquel Welch (born Jo Raquel Tejada; September 5, 1940) is an American actress and singer. She first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which…
Jaroslav Čermák, St. Nicholas 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 6, is St. Nicholas’ day, With Footnotes – 138

Dec 6, 2018

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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,…
Medieval icon of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 5, is Saint Sabbas the Sanctified’s day, With Footnotes – 137

Dec 5, 2018

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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…
01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – December 4, is St. Barbara’s day, With Footnotes – 136

Dec 4, 2018

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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,…
01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today is Prophet Zephaniah’s day, With Footnotes – 130

Dec 3, 2018

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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,…
Ivan Aivazovsky, Descent of Noah from Ararat 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 129

Dec 2, 2018

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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…
Maher Morcos, At dusk 01 The Art Of The Nude,At dusk, with footnotes # 02

Nov 29, 2018

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“Sedona , AZ last summer , the lighting was so magical,so I took a picture went back to our hotel & painted this little one in watercolor.” Maher Morcos Maher Morcos. From his evocative illumination of the female form, to the enchanting imagery of North America , Europe and the exotic mystery of the Middle East,…
Hans Graeder, Untitled – Nude 1 The Art Of The Nude, Nude 1, with footnotes #3

Nov 25, 2018

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Hans Graeder, German (1919 – 1998)Untitled – Nude 1, circa 1979Lithograph23 in. x 34 in. (58.42 cm x 86.36 cm)Private collection An expressionist nude in complimentary colors. Hans Graeder (born July 15, 1919 in Mannheim , † February 26, 1998 ibid) was a painter , graphic artist and sculptor. Graeder grew up in Mannheim and in 1943…
Sante D’Orazio, Stephanie Seymour 03 photographs, The Art Of The Nude, Stephanie Seymour, with footnotes #4

Nov 17, 2018

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Sante D’Orazio Stephanie Seymour 2 St Barths , 1992 Polaroid photograph 4 × 5 in; 10.2 × 12.7 cm Private collection Sante D’Orazio Stephanie Seymour 2 St Barths , 1992 Polaroid photograph 4 × 5 in; 10.2 × 12.7 cm Private collection Stephanie Seymour was born on July 23, 1968 in San Diego, California. From her…
Emil Nolde, The Last Supper 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 24

Nov 16, 2018

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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…
Leonard Sarluis, Mocking of Christ. Crown of Thorns 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 128

Nov 16, 2018

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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…
Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys, ST. DOROTHY 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 129

Nov 15, 2018

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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…
William Mortensen, Joyzelle Joyner as Salomé 01 works, RELIGIOUS ART – Photography from the Bible, with footnotes, 3b

Nov 11, 2018

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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.…
Robert Mapplethorpe, Lisa Lyon The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes #1

Nov 10, 2018

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Robert Mapplethorpe, (1946 – 1989) Lisa Lyon Photograph 15 1/8 by 15 1/4 in. (38.4 by 38.7 cm.) Private collection Lisa Lyon (born 1953) is a female bodybuilder and photo model from the United States, and is regarded as one of female bodybuilding’s pioneers. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1953. Lisa Lyon studied art at…
John William Waterhouse, The Annunciation 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 128

Nov 8, 2018

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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…
Herbert James Draper, Saint Dorothea 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 125

Nov 2, 2018

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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…