Tag: José de Ribera

02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 16, is the Veneration of the Chains of Apostle Peters’ Day, With Footnotes

Jan 16, 2020

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Saint Peter was arrested on the orders of Herod Agrippa, the Apostle Peter was thrown into prison for preaching about Christ. His surveillance measures were so severe that, apart from the guards outside the prison gate, two soldiers were constantly next to him. The night before his trial and his conviction, while Christians were praying all…
José de Ribera, Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 112

Mar 3, 2019

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The painting the almost naked apostle Bartholomew looks at us helplessly, while a sadistic drunken executioner delightedly flays him. On the ground, a classical sculpture, which has been identified as the god Baldach, and in the background two priests, their heads covered, are witnesses to the torture. More on this painting Bartholomew the Apostle was one of…