Tag: Fine Art
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03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 17th, Saint Anthony’s Day, With Footnotes – 17
Saint Anthony or Antony (c. 251–356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is known as the Father of All Monks. His feast day is celebrated on January 17 among the Orthodox and Catholic churches and on Tobi 22 in the Egyptian calendar used by the Coptic Church. The biography…
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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 36 – With Footnotes
Jorn Fox Unknown Oil on canvas 24×48 inches Private collection Jorn Fox was exposed to art at an early age by his father, an art instructor and abstract painter. Even through Jorn had studied in College he believes that his real education came from many hours he spent painting in his studio. There his canvases offered…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 14, is St. Felix’ Day, With Footnotes – 14
Felix of Nola, Saint, beaten and hidden by a spider’s web, 15th century Saint Felix of Nola (d. ca. 250) was a Christian presbyter at Nola near Naples in Italy. He sold off his possessions in order to give to the poor, but was arrested and tortured for his Christian faith during the persecution of the Roman emperor Decius (r.…
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Caravaggio, Martyrdom of Saint Ursula 01 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 47D
Saint Ursula (Latin for “little female bear”) is a Romano-British Christian saint. Because of the lack of definite information about her and the anonymous group of holy virgins who accompanied her and on some uncertain date were killed at Cologne, they were removed from the Roman Martyrology and their commemoration was omitted from the General Roman…
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Maher Morcos, Sultan’s delight 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 34
Orientalismis a term that is used for the depiction of aspects in Middle Eastern cultures. It refers to the works of the Western artists on Oriental subjects, produced from their travels in Western Asia, during the 19th century. Depictions of Islamic “Moors” and “Turks” can be found in Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art. A creative…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 13, is St. Hilary of Poitiers’ Day, With Footnotes – 13
Hilary of Poitiers, (300AD – 367AD) was primarily of the Western church but was very much in the framework of thought of the Alexandrian School. Because he was so aligned to the Eastern school and did little to develop the theology of the West both sides were suspicious of him. He was stuck between the two…
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Pino Dangelico, Sensuality 02 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 39 – With Footnotes
Pino Daeni (November 8, 1939 – May 25, 2010) was an Italian-American book illustrator and artist. He is known for his style of feminine, romantic women and strong men painted with loose but accurate brushwork. Considered one of the highest paid book illustrators of his time, he created over 3,000 book covers, movie posters and magazine…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 11, is Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch’s Day, With Footnotes – 11
Theodosius the Great (living icon, 18th century) Theodosius the Cenobiarch (c. 423–529 AD) was a monk, abbot, and saint who was a founder and organizer of the cenobitic way of monastic life. Cenobitical refers to the monks who joined Saint Theodosius’ community. These monks, of many nationalities, devoted themselves to the Lord, but did not remain in seclusion. Rather, they socialized and interacted…
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Achille Mollica, Playing hard to get 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 37 – With Footnotes
Achille Mollica (Italian 19th Century) Playing hard to get Oil on canvas 52.1 x 73.7cm (20 1/2 x 29in). Private collection Achille Mollica (1832-1885) was an Italian painter of both canvases and ceramics. Achille was born to a family who manufactured maiolica ceramics. His father, Giovanni, had established the factory of “Mollica Ceramiche”, which employed Achille’s…
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Ángel Zárraga, Votive Offering 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 154
Ángel Zárraga (Mexican Painter 1886 – 1946) Votive Offering [Saint Sebastian], c. 1912 Oil on canvas, Height: 1,850 mm (72.83 in). Width: 1,345 mm (52.95 in). Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico A votive offering is one or more objects displayed or deposited, without the intention of recovery or use, in a sacred place for…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 10, is St. Nicanor the Deacon’s Day, With Footnotes – 10
Saint NicanorThe apostle and the deacon Saint Nicanor: Early martyr and one of the seven deacons of Jerusalem. He was a resident of Jerusalem, and was chosen by the Apostles to minister to the Hellenistic widows and others. In the Acts of the Apostles, Nicanor, whose name means victorious, has been traditionally accounted a Jew from Cyprus…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 9, is Saint Julian’s Day, With Footnotes – 9
Pompeo Battoni, 1736-38. Christ with saints Julian, Basilissa, Celsus and Marcionilla, c. 1736 Oil on canvas Los Angeles, Getty Museum Saint Julian was born in Antioch, the metropolis of Syria, and was the only son of his parents, who were illustrious, rich, and Christians who feared God. They raised him in praiseworthy customs, and endeavored, to…
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1 Icons from the Bible, Lady Achtyrskaja, with footnotes, 1
Veneto-Cretan, 17th century Lady Achtyrskaja (of Akhtyrka) A Hardwood single panel, back tiling. Tempera on chalk ground, background gilded, Nimbus hallmarked ornamental. Image-filling representation of the seated Virgin in three-quarter figure, holding the crucifix with the crucified Christ in her hands. About her green tunic she wears the red maphorion which is contoured by white and black shades. a western-style…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 8, is Saint Apollinaris Claudius’s Day, With Footnotes – 8
Saint Apollinaris Claudius, Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia, was one of the most illustrious prelates of the second age of the Church, which began with the edict of Constantine in 313, making Christianity the religion of the Roman Empire. Little is known of his acts, and his writings, which then were held in great esteem, are…
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03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 7, is Saint Lucian of Antioch’s Day, With Footnotes – 166
Saint Lucian of Antioch (c. 240 – January 7, 312), known as Lucian the Martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. A Christian theologian-martyr who originated a theological tradition at Antioch that was noted for biblical linguistic scholarship and for a rationalist approach to…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 6, is Saint André of Montreal’s Day, With Footnotes – 165
Saint André Bessette André Bessette, C.S.C. (9 August 1845 – 6 January 1937), more commonly known as Brother André, and since his canonization as Saint André of Montreal, was a lay brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a significant figure of the Roman Catholic Church among French-Canadians, credited with thousands of reported miraculous oil…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 5, is Saint Telesphorus’ Day, With Footnotes – 164
Sandro Botticelli, (1445 –1510) The Pope SS. Telesforo, c. 1481 Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Rome Saint Telesphorus, (died c. 136); feast day January 5), pope from about 125 to about 136. Telesphorus is said to have been a Greek, possibly from Calabria. Successor to St. Sixtus I, he was the eighth pope and a witness to…
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