Tag: Francisco de Zurbarán
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Francisco de Zurbarán’s Saint Agathe, With Footnotes – 122
The vast majority of Christian martyrdoms have no independent historical confirmation. From a number of different clues it is clear that stories of martyrdom were fabricated — some in the first millennium, the vast majority in the High Middle Ages. These fabricated stories were custom made for their audience, and what went down best were stories of…
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09 Works, Today, July 17th, is Greatmartyr Marina’s day, her story in art #198
Greatmartyr Marina (Margaret) of Antioch, in Pisidia, was born in southern Asia Minor, into the family of a pagan priest. In infancy she lost her mother, and her father gave her into the care of a nursemaid, who raised Marina in the Orthodox Faith. Upon learning that his daughter had become a Christian, the father…
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07 Works, Today, July 7th, is the Saint Sisoës’ day, his story in art #188
Saint Sisoës the Great ( †429 AD) was an early Christian desert father, a solitary monk pursuing asceticism in the Egyptian desert in a cave of his predecessor, St Anthony the Great. St Sisoës is revered as a saint by Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, who consider him a wonderworker. His feast day is…
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05 Works, Today, April 28th, is Saint Theodora of Alexandria’s day, With Footnotes – #118
St. Theodora of Alexandria and her husband lived in Alexandria. Love and harmony ruled in their family. A certain rich man was captivated by the youthful beauty of Theodora and attempted to lead her into adultery, but was initially unsuccessful. He then bribed a woman of loose morals, who led the unassuming Theodora astray by saying…
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05 Works, Today, March 12th, is Saint Gregory the Great’s Day, With Footnotes – #70
Pope Gregory I (c. 540 – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was Pope from 3 September 590 to 12 March 604 AD. He is famous for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregorian Mission, to convert the then-pagan Anglo-Saxons in England to Christianity. The mission was successful, and…
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05 Works, Today, January 26th, is Saint Paula’s Day, With Footnotes – 26
André Reinoso, Portuguese (active v. 1610 to 1641). Attributes to him are the nineteen panels of the Life of St. Francis Xavier (Lisbon, sacristy of the Church of St. Roch), whose picturesque composition, the abundance of characters and bizarre details, the wealth of color and chiaroscuro evoke the influence of contemporary Spanish workshops. The Church of…
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04 Works, Today, January 23nd, Saint Emerentiana’s Day, With Footnotes – 23
Saint Emerentiana was a Roman martyr, who lived around the start of the 4th century. Her feast day is January 23. She was a rich Roman heiress who was martyred after refusing her engagement due to her Christian religion. Emerentiana’s mother was the wet nurse and nanny of Saint Agnes… Please follow link for…
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05 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 26th, is Saint Paula’s Day, With Footnotes – 25
André Reinoso, Portuguese painter (active v. 1610 to 1641).Saint Paula instructs his nuns, c. 1650Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, in Lisbon, PortugalSaint Paula of Rome (AD 347–404) was an ancient Roman saint and early Desert Mother. A member of one of the richest senatorial families of Rome. Paula was married and had four daughters and a son. Paula was widowed at the age of…
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 23nd, Saint Emerentiana’s Day, With Footnotes – 23
Saint Emerentiana was a Roman martyr, who lived around the start of the 4th century. Her feast day is January 23. Please follow link for full post Please visit my other blogs: Art Collector, Mythology, Marine Art, Portrait of a Lady, The Orientalist, Art of the Nude and The Canals of Venice, And visit my Boards on Pinterest Images are copyright of their respective owners, assignees…
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