Tag: History
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05 works, Today, August 2nd, is Blessed Basil’s day, his story thru art #214
Blessed Basil the Fool-for-Christ is one of the most well-known fools-for-Christ from Moscow. Russians have always venerated fools-for-Christ — those who rejected outward decorum and pretended to be insane so as to hide their abilities and virtues, and condemned the world for lack of the said virtues. They were entitled to judge the world because of their…
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Umberto Lilloni; Venice 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #79
Umberto Lilloni (Milan, 1898–1980) was an Italian painter. Lilloni interrupted his studies at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in 1917 when World War I broke out. Alternating landscape with figure painting in the 1920s, he received his first official recognition with the Prince Umberto Prize in 1927. His participation in the Venice Biennale began in…
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Nuri İyem, UNTITLED, 01 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, #34
Nuri İyem, (1915 – d. 18 June 2005 ) was a leading figure in the Turkish painting and social-realistic art movement. Nuri İyem was born in Istanbul in 1915. During his childhood he used to paint walls with charcoal. Because of his father’s job as a health official, İyem spent his childhood in various cities of…
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06 works, Today, July 29th, is Saint Lazarus’ day, his story thru art #210
Lazarus of Bethany, also known as Saint Lazarus, is the subject of a prominent sign of Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death. The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions offer varying accounts of the later events of his life. The raising of Lazarus…
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12 works, Today, July 28th, is Saint Eustace’s day, his story thru art #209
Saint Eustace, also known as Eustachius or Eustathius in Latin, is revered as a Christian martyr. In the 13th century French tradition of the narrative, it begins with Placidus (Eustace’s name before he was baptized) hunting, and while hunting, he follows into woods a deer which causes Placidus to separate from a group of hunters……
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A. van Beurden Jr; Fishing boats in the harbor of Oostende 01 Marine Painting, With Footnotes, #292
Oostende, in earlier times, was a small village built on the east-end (oost-einde) of an island (originally called Testerep) between the North Sea and a beach lake. Although small, the village rose to the status of “town” around 1265 when the inhabitants were allowed to hold a market and to build a market hall. The major…
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10 works, Today, July 26th, is Saint Jacob’s day, his story thru art #207
Saint Jacob Netsvetov, Enlightener of Alaska, was a native of the Aleutian Islands who became a priest of the Orthodox Church and continued the missionary work of St. Innocent among his and other Alaskan people. His feast day is celebrated on the day of his repose, July 26… Please follow link for full post
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09 Works, Today, July 20th, is Prophet Elias’s day, his story in art #201
Elijah was a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC). At his birth, his father Sabah saw angels of God surrounding the Prophet, clothing him in fire and feeding him flames… Please follow link for full post
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JOHN BRATBY,PAT IN THE BATH 01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 95
John Randall Bratby RA (19 July 1928 – 20 July 1992) was an English painter who founded the kitchen sink realism style of art that was influential in the late 1950s. He made portraits of his family and celebrities. His works were seen in television and film. Bratby was also a writer. John Bratby was born…
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Richard D’Amore, Untitled 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of their time, Part 71
Richard D’Amore dedicated more than thirty years to fine art photography, distinguishing himself as a master printer. In 1970, D’Amore relocated to France with his brother to work and study. During this time, he taught photography at Camberwell College of Art in London. D’Amore’s work was featured in fine publications. Upon returning to the United States in the late 1970s, Mr. D’Amore continued…
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