Tag: Innocents
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01 Work, The Art of War, Léon Cogniet’s Scène du Massacre des Innocents/ Massacre of the Innocents, with footnotes
The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical narrative of infanticide by Herod the Great, the Roman-appointed King of the Jews. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Herod ordered the execution of all young male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem, so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn King of the…
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32 Works, November 4th. is Guido Reni’s day, his art, illustrated with footnotes #230
Andrew the Apostle (from the early 1st century — mid to late 1st century AD), also known as Saint Andrew was a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. Andrew is said to have been martyred by crucifixion at the city of Patras (Patræ) in Achaea. Early texts describe Andrew as bound, not nailed, and crucified…
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20 Works, June 26th. is Pierre-Jules Jollivet’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #173
According to the second chapter of Genesis, Eve was created by God (Yahweh) by taking her from the rib of Adam, to be Adam’s companion. Pierre-Jules Jollivet (26 June 1794, Paris — 7 September 1871, Paris) was a French painter and lithographer who worked mostly in the Romantic style and is largely known for genre scenes. Please…
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