Tag: Jesus

Sold for € 10.200 in March 2023 The burial of Jesus refers to the burial of the body of Jesus after crucifixion, before the eve of the sabbath described in the New Testament. According to the canonical gospel accounts, he was placed in a tomb by a councillor of the sanhedrin named Joseph of Arimathea. In…

08 Works, Today, July 13th, is Martyr Myrope’s day, her story in art #194

Jul 13, 2025

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in 365 Saints, Religious Art

The Holy Martyr Myrope was born in the city of Ephesus at the beginning of the third century. She lost her father at an early age, and her mother raised her in the Christian Faith… Please follow link for full post

1 Religious Icon, 19th C. Russian Icon of Sergey Kirillov’s Reverend Sergius of Radonezh, with footnotes #49

Jun 4, 2025

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Saint Sergius of Radonezh, Russian Svyatoy Sergy Radonezhsky, original name Barfolomey Kirillovich, (born May 3, 1314, Rostov, Russia—died Sept. 25, 1392, Radonezh, near Moscow), Russian Orthodox monk whose spiritual doctrine and social programs made him one of Russia’s most respected spiritual leaders. His monastery of the Trinity became the Russian centre and symbol of religious…

01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! Rose Datoc Dall’s First News of the Resurrection, with Footnotes – #53

Jun 1, 2025

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The women disciples who went to the Savior’s tomb that first Easter Sunday, to anoint His body with spices. They encountered an angel who told them that Jesus has risen. They were told to spread the news to the disciples. These women were the first bearers of news of the resurrection. Filipina-American artist, Rose Datoc…

04 Works, Today, May 20th is Saint Baudilus’s day, his Story in Paintings part #140

May 20, 2025

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Saint Baudilus is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. His cult is closely associated with the city of Nîmes and Spain… Please follow link for full post

01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART, Juan De Flandes’ Deposition from the Cross – with footnotes #206

Apr 19, 2025

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Estimated for €2,500.00 in Feb 2023 The Descent from the Cross, or Deposition of Christ, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels’ accounts of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the cross after his crucifixion. In Byzantine art the topic became popular in the 9th century, and in the West from…

01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Juan de Borgoña’s Adoration of the Magi, with Footnotes – #212

Mar 9, 2025

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The Adoration of the Magi (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: A Magis adoratur) is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold,…

01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Donato Creti’s The Penitent Magdalene, with Footnotes – #211

Mar 3, 2025

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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 most of the apostles. Based on…

01 Work , RELIGIOUS ART, Guercino, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri’s Angels weeping over the dead Christ – with footnotes #195

Feb 9, 2025

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In this picture, pure red and blue in the angel’s sleeve and the sky, and pure white and black paint, are intermixed and blended with an earth colour to produce a wonderful range of ashen violets and misty ochres, against which the body of Christ on his luminous shroud glows like a golden-tinged pearl. The…

01 Painting, RELIGIOUS ART – Florentine School’s Mary Magdalene , with footnotes #192

Jan 16, 2025

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Sold for $3,200 USD in Feb 2023 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…

01 Painting, RELIGIOUS ART – Giampietrino’s Madonna nursing the Christ Child with Saint Anne, with footnotes #188

Jan 1, 2025

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Sold for 252,000 USD in January 2023 Sitting on a stone parapet, the Virgin, in the pose of a Madonna lactans, nurses the infant Jesus as her own mother stands behind. The two women offer contrasting emotional responses to Christ’s ultimate fate: Saint Anne, shown with wizened features, stares stoically into the distance, while the Madonna diverts…

08 works, Today, December 31st, is Saint Columba (known as the patron saint of witches) of Sens’ day, her story, illustrated #363

Dec 31, 2024

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Columba of Spain is known as the patron saint of witches, a curious notion in and of itself. On the one hand, she acts as an intercessor on behalf of witches, while on the other hand, people go to her to defend themselves against witches… Please follow link for full post

04 works, Today, December 29th, is The Holy Innocents’ day, or The Massacre in Gaza, their story, illustrated #361

Dec 29, 2024

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Angelo Viscónti (1829–1861) was an Italian painter, mainly depicting turbulent scenes including historic and sacred subjects… Please follow link for full post

01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, The Master of the Antwerp Adoration’s The Holy Family in a garden, with Footnotes – #210

Dec 20, 2024

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Sold for USD 173,000 in Jun 2014 This roundel represents the Holy Family in the enclosed courtyard of a Renaissance palace. In the foreground, Saint Joseph is dressed in a striking red robe with a vibrant-blue chaperon, practicing his trade as a carpenter as he shapes a wooden plank with an ax. To the right…

01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Queen Mary Psalter, Twelve year old Christ in the temple, with Footnotes – #206

Dec 13, 2024

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The Finding in the Temple, also called Christ among the Doctors or the Disputation (the usual names in art), was an episode in the early life of Jesus depicted in chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke. It is the only event of the later childhood of Jesus mentioned in a gospel. Jesus at the age of…

05 works, Today, December 5th, is the Seventy disciples’ day, their story, illustrated #338

Dec 5, 2024

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The Seventy Apostles or Seventy-two Apostles are those whom the Lord chose, in addition to the original Twelve Apostles, to go before Him into the cities He would visit , and lay down the groundwork and infrastructure for the Early Church, as mentioned in the Gospel of Luke… Please follow link for full post

01 Religious Icon, Christ Pantocrator, with footnotes #41

Nov 29, 2024

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In Christian iconography, Christ Pantocrator is a specific depiction of Christ. Pantocrator or Pantokrator, usually translated as “Almighty” or “all-powerful”, is derived from one of many names of God in Judaism. The Pantokrator, largely an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic theological conception, is less common under that name in Western (Roman) Catholicism and largely unknown to most…

01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Ermanno Stroiffi’s Elijah and the widow of Zarephath, With Footnotes – #136

Oct 30, 2024

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Estimated for €8,000 – €12,000 in November 2022 The Bible states that Elijah is a Tishbite from Gilead, who visited King Ahab to give him a message from God that there would be no rain in the land until he declared it. In order to avoid the wrath of the king, God told Elijah to hide by the Brook…

01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, JULES JOSEPH LEFEBVRE’S THE RED CLOAK, with Footnotes – #224

Oct 26, 2024

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