Tag: Icon
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01 Work, The art of War, Nicolas Poussin’s The Victory of Joshua over the Amalekites, with Footnotes
The Amalekites, descendants of Amalek, were an ancient biblical nation living near the land of Canaan. They were the first nation to attack the Jewish people after the Exodus from Egypt, and they are seen as the archetypal enemy of the Jews. Joshua was successor to Moses, who led the Israelites through the Desert and…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Giovanni Battista Langetti’s Joseph interprets the baker’s dreams in prison, with Footnotes #216
Estimate for 20,000 – 30,000 GBP in April 2015 Joseph was falsely accused and thrown into prison. In prison, Joseph did the work of interpreting dreams for these politically connected individuals. Joseph met two of Pharaoh’s officials who were incarcerated, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. The chief baker he said to Joseph, “I also had a…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Bartolomé Estebán Murillo’s Virgin and Child, with Footnotes #215
Often referred to as the “Santiago Madonna,” this painting once belonged to the Marqués de Santiago, whose collection contained many outstanding works by the artist. The popularity of Murillo’s paintings of the Virgin and Child derives from his ability to endow a timeworn theme with a quality of intimacy and sweetness evident in both the…
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01 Religious Icon, SUNIL DAS’ CHRIST, 2006, with footnotes #39
Estimate for $6,175-$7,410 in October 2022 Sunil Das was born in 1939 in Kolkata. He studied at the Government College of Arts and Craft, Calcutta. He also won the French Government Scholarship to study at the Ecole National des Beaux Arts in 1960. He has 50 solo shows to his credit. The artist has participated in…
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12 works, Today, October 16th, is Saint Hedwig’s day, her story illustrated #287
St. Hedwig was a strong mother and wife, and is honored for the faith that she brought to her husband and the people that they governed… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Frans Francken the Younger’s The Seven Acts of Mercy, with Footnotes #212
In St Matthew’s Gospel (25:35-36) Christ addresses the righteous and speaks of six acts of charity: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, welcoming strangers, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and visiting those in prison. The seventh – burying the dead – is not mentioned there, but depictions of that particular act of charity…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Titian’s The Penitent Magdalene, with Footnotes #209
The subject of the penitent Mary Magdalene lifting her teary eyes to heaven gained great popularity in sixteenth-century Italy amongst aristocrats, religious figures and the wealthy middle class alike. Titian and his workshop created many copies and variations of this composition, at least seven of which are known today. This work is likely to have…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Giovanni Battista Pittoni’s The Penitent Magdalene, with Footnotes #210
The dark setting of the scene describes the cave where the saint decides to retire in prayer, mortifying her body with fasting. The kneeling figure with her face in profile is rendered through bold brushstrokes that become increasingly rapid near the outer edges of the painting, giving a sense of whirling motion to the entire…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Caravaggio’s The Penitent Magdalene, with Footnotes #202
Penitent Magdalene (also called Repentant Madalene) is a 16th-century oil on canvas. The painting portrays a repentant Mary Magdalene, bowed over in penitent sorrow as she leaves behind her dissolute life, its trappings abandoned beside her. At the time of its completion, ca. 1594–1595, the painting was unconventional for its contemporary realism and departure from traditional…
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01 Religious Icon, St. Cajetan, from Spanish Colonial Mexico, with footnotes #38
Sold for $1,400 USD in September 2022Spanish Colonial, Mexico, 19th century. A large Spanish Colonial painting on canvas depicting Saint Cajetan (San Cayetano). He wears the black robe of his order and a luxurious bejeweled chain thought to symbolize either his rejection of wealth since the Theatines took vows of poverty, his aristocratic upbringing as Count…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Friedrich Sturm’s The Penitent Magdalene, with Footnotes #203
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…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Caravaggio’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, with Footnotes #204
In his dramatic representation of the saint, Caravaggio has stripped away her traditional symbols such as the skull and the hourglass, and tells her story as a triad of intensely emotive contrasts: red, white and black. More on this painting Mary Magdalene, literally translated as Mary the Magdalene or Mary of Magdala, is a figure in…
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05 works, Today, September 4th, is St. Charitina of Amisus’s day, her story illustrated #247
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
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11 works, Today, September 1st, is Simeon Stylites’ day, his story illustrated #244
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… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Francesco Cairo’s The Martyrdom of Saint Euphemia, with Footnotes #200
Estimated for 15,000 – 20,000 GBP on July 2023Euphemia, known as the All-praised in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is a Christian saint, who was martyred for her faith in 303 AD. According to Christian tradition, this occurred at Chalcedon. According to tradition, Euphemia was arrested for refusing to offer sacrifices to Ares. She was thrown ‘into a…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Rutilio Manetti and Domenico Manetti’s Saint Sebastian and the Pious Women, with Footnotes #199
Estimated for 60,000 – 80,000 GBP in July 2022 Saint Sebastian (died c. 288 AD) was an early Christian saint and martyr. Sebastian had prudently concealed his faith, but in 286 was detected. Diocletian reproached him for his betrayal, and he commanded him to be led to a field and there to be bound to a stake so…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Artus Wolffort’s Christ at the Pool of Bethesda, with Footnotes #198
Sold for GBP 70,100 in Apr 2008 The Pool of Bethesda is a pool in Jerusalem known from the New Testament account of Jesus miraculously healing a paralysed man, from the fifth chapter of the Gospel of John, where it is described as being near the Sheep Gate, surrounded by five covered colonnades or porticoes. It is now…
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01 Religious Icon, Andrei Rublev’s Trinity, with footnotes #37
The Trinity was painted on a vertically aligned board. It depicts three angels sitting at a table. On the table, there is a cup containing the head of a calf. In the background, Rublev painted a house (supposedly Abraham’s house), a tree (the Oak of Mamre), and a mountain (Mount Moriah). The figures of angels are…
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01 Religious Icon, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, with footnotes #38
The Ladder of Divine Ascent or The Ladder of Paradise. A 12th-century icon described by John Climacus. Monastery of St Catherine, Mount Sinai. St John Climacus described the Christian life as a ladder with thirty rungs. The monks are tempted by demons and encouraged by angels, while Christ welcomes them at the summit. More on this…
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01 Religious Icon, The Meister von Meßkirch’s St. Benedict in Prayer, with footnotes #35
The image shows St. Benedict praying in a cave on Mount Subasio which he fled to to escape the debauchery associated with higher education in Rome. He led a very austere life, is known for his power against demons, and is considered the Father of Western Monasticism. More on this icon Saint Benedict founded twelve communities for…
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