Tag: Figurative

in Religious Art

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 foreign conquerors. She goes with her loyal maid to the camp of the enemy general, Holofernes, with whom…

01 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, Claire Barnett’s Rape of a Fair Country, with footnotes # 150

Jan 15, 2022

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Claire Barnett is a British artist noted particularly for her deeply personal interpretations of landscapes in and around her home in Dorset. She was born in Surrey and trained at Camberwell School of Art and The Art School, University of Brighton. Claire has exhibited widely, most notably at The Royal Academy. Her work is held in…

01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, The Three Marys, With Footnotes – 133

Jan 10, 2022

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in Religious Art, Uncategorized

The central figure of Maria of Nazareth, as a celebration of motherhood; she is holding a white lily, the symbol of the Annunciation. The woman standing to the left, with thick luxurious waves of dark hair and holding the pot of ointment with which Mary Magdalene anointed Christ’s feet. The last of the women depicted…

03 Works, The Art Of The Nude, Georgia O’Keeffe, with footnotes # 100

Jan 9, 2022

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The romance between Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keeffe took on mythical dimensions. Stieglitz took revealing, nude portraits of O’Keeffe and put them on display at his gallery. The two became lovers, then, in 1924, man and wife. More on Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keeffe Please follow link for full post

01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 98; Henry Strater, Happy Birthday Adam

Jan 7, 2021

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Henry Strater came of age in the Lost Generation after the first World War. He attended Princeton. He later went to Paris in the 1920s to study at the Academy Grande Chaumiere and with Edouard Vuillard.Strater was a versatile painter and his portraits, watercolors and other realistic works are or have been displayed at the Philadelphia Museum…

VERA ROCKLINE, NUDE WITH NECKLACE; 01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 97

Oct 8, 2020

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Véra Rockline (1896 – 4 April 1934) was a Russian post-impressionist painter. Rockline started her career in Moscow, studying in the studio of Ilya Mashkov, who considered her one of his most brilliant students. In 1918 she became an apprentice at Aleksandra Ekster’s studio in Kiev, Ukraine. Ekster, who personally knew Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire…

07 works, Today, September 28th, is Saint Wenceslas’ day, his story illustrated #270

Sep 29, 2020

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Wenceslas I, also called Saint Wenceslas, (born c. 907, Stochov, near Prague — died Sept. 28, 929, Stará Boleslav, Bohemia), prince of Bohemia, martyr, and patron saint of the Czech Republic… Please follow link for full post

06 works, Today, September 20th, is Martyr Fausta’s day, her story illustrated #262

Sep 20, 2020

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The Holy Martyrs Fausta, Evilasius and Maximus, suffered during the persecution against Christians by the emperor Diocletian in the city of Cyzicus between 305–311… Please follow link for full post

Théodore Chassériau, Two half-naked women, 01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 140

Sep 10, 2020

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Théodore Chassériau (September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856) was a French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travels to Algeria.Chassériau was born in El Limón, Samaná, in the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo (now the Dominican Republic). In December 1820 the family left…

05 works, Today, September 10th, is Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora’s day, their story illustrated #252

Sep 10, 2020

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The Holy Virgins Menodora, Nymphodora, and Metrodora (305–311), were sisters from Bithynia, present day Turkey. Distinguished for their special piety, they wanted to preserve their virginity and avoid worldly associations. They left their country of origin in Bithynia, an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, and established themselves in…

04 works, Today, September 9th, is Martyr Severian’s day, his story illustrated #252

Sep 9, 2020

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The Holy Martyr Severian (+ 320) suffered for Christ in Armenian Sebaste during the governorship of Licius, when Christians were persecuted under the emperor Licinius. Even before his martyr’s deed, Saint Severian had shown sincere compassion for 40 Christian soldiers, suffering for confessing the Name of Christ. He visited the captives in prison, raised their…

06 works, Today, September 8th, is The Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos day, her story illustrated #251

Sep 8, 2020

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The Nativity of the Virgin Mary is celebrated by the Church as a day of universal joy. Within the context of the Old and the New Testaments, Mary was born, having been chosen before the ages by Divine Providence, to bring about the Mystery of the Incarnation of the Word of God. She is revealed…

05 works, Today, September 7th, is John Duckett’s day, his story illustrated #250

Sep 8, 2020

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John Duckett (1613–7 September 1644) was an English Catholic priest and martyr. John Duckett was born at Underwinder, in the parish of Sedbergh, in Yorkshire, in 1603, the son of James and Francis Duckett. He was a relative, possibly grandson of James Duckett who had been executed at Tyburn on 19 April 1601 for printing…

10 works, Today, September 5th, is Prophet Zechariah’s day, his story illustrated #248

Sep 5, 2020

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Zechariah is a figure in the New Testament Bible and the Quran. In the Bible, he is the father of John the Baptist, a priest of the sons of Aaron in the Gospel of Luk, and the husband of Elizabeth who is a relative of the Virgin Mary… Please follow link for full post

10 works, Today, September 3rd, is Constantine IV’s day, their story illustrated #246

Sep 5, 2020

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St. Charitina of Amisus (also known as Charitina of Rome), was a virgin from Asia Minor, distinguished by strict chastity and piety… Please follow link for full post

10 works, Today, September 3rd, is Constantine IV’s day, their story illustrated #246

Sep 4, 2020

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Constantine IV ruled as emperor of the Byzantine empire from 668 to 685 CE. His reign is best remembered today for the five-year Arab siege of Constantinople from 674 CE, which the Byzantines resisted thanks to their strong fortifications and the secret weapon of Greek Fire. Although not hugely successful in other theatres, the reign…

11 works, Today, September 1st, is Simeon Stylites’ day, his story illustrated #244

Sep 1, 2020

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Simeon Stylites was a Syriac ascetic saint who achieved notability for living 37 years on a small platform on top of a pillar near Aleppo. The Greek word style means “pillar”. He is known formally as Simeon Stylites the Elder. Simeon was born in Sis, in the Roman province of Cilicia. After the division of…

07 works, Today, August 26th, is Saint Victor’s day, his story illustrated #238

Aug 27, 2020

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We know nothing for certain about the background of Saint Phanourius, nor exactly when he lived. Tradition says that when the island of Rhodes had been conquered by Moslems, the new ruler of the island wished to rebuild the walls of the city, which had been damaged in previous wars. Several ruined buildings were near…

09 works, Today, August 24th, is Cosmas of Aetolia’s day, his story illustrated #236

Aug 24, 2020

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