Tag: Magdalen
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01 Painting Interpretation of the bible, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi’s The Penitent Magdalene, with Footnotes #182
Sold for USD 226,800 in un 2022 A sinner, perhaps a courtesan, Mary Magdalen was a witness of Christ who renounced the pleasures of the flesh for a life of penance and contemplation. Penitent Magdalene or Penitent Magdalen refers to a post-biblical period in the life of Mary Magdalene, according to medieval legend. According to the tenets 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…