Tag: Friedrich Sturm

01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Friedrich Sturm’s The Penitent Magdalene, with Footnotes #203

Sep 17, 2023

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Sold for 2,000 GBP in November 2017 Mary Magdalene, literally translated as Mary the Magdalene or Mary of Magdala, is a figure in Christianity who, according to the Bible, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers. She is said to have witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. Within the four Gospels she is named more than…
01 Painting, The amorous game, Friedrich Sturm’s Paolo and Francesca, With Footnotes #83

Jul 4, 2023

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Sold for 6,300 EUR in November 2022 In the late eighteenth century, a romantic admiration for Dante spread throughout Europe and a whole generation of artists was inspired by his writings. Sturm, like artists such as Ingres before him, chose to illustrate the theme of the famous Canto V of Dante’s Inferno, which relates the last…