Tag: Mythology,
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The Virgin of Consolation 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, 5i
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1825 – 1905 Vierge Consolatrice, The Virgin of Consolation, c. 1875 Oil on canvas 204 x 148 cm, (80¼” x 58¼”) Les Musees de la Ville de Strasbourg (France) Starting in the 2nd century, Catholics venerated Mary as Our Lady of Consolation, one of her earliest titles of honor. The title of “Our…
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau, La Vierge au Lys, The Virgin of the Lilies. 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, 5h
The Madonna of the Lilies depicts Mary as a seated figure, a pose which has been favoured in religious iconography since the fifteenth century. The child is lovingly supported by his mother while his arms reach out to the viewer. White lilies placed around her throne symbolise chastity and purity. More on Madonna of the Lilies William-Adolphe…
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Le Saintes Femmes au Tombeau. 01 Works RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, 5g
Le Saintes Femmes au Tombeau, 1890, translated to The Holy Women at the Tomb, depicts the three Marys, Mary the Mother of James, Mary Magdalene and Mary of Cleophas, at the tomb of the resurrection. The viewer, compositionally, is placed in a prostrated position and looking up first notices the expressions of bewilderment on the central Mary’s…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, STREET IN ALGERIA 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 66
Street in Algeria amply demonstrates Frederick Arthur Bridgman’s first-hand knowledge of North African life, and the proto-cinematic, highly finished compositions he painted at the height of his career. The work conveys a mood of quiet contemplation, as a rider takes a refreshing drink while conversing in the street, the woman next to him wearing a…
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau; he Visitation 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, 5e
The Visitation. Mary visits her relative Elizabeth; they are both pregnant. Mary is pregnant with Jesus and Elizabeth is pregnant with John the Baptist. Elizabeth was in the sixth month before Mary came. Mary stayed three months, and most scholars hold she stayed for the birth of John. The apparition of the angel, mentioned in Matthew,…
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The Annunciation 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, 5d
The Annunciation. The archangel Gabriel was sent by God’ to Mary. Gabriel announced to her that she was to give birth to a son, Jesus, who ‘will be great, and will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David, and he will be king over…
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Pieta 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, 5f
The Pietà, 1876, provides a very unique depiction of this most famous of imagery. The weeping Mary cloaked in a robe of black is mourning the death of her son whom she holds to her chest. The dead body of Jesus limply hangs in her arms while eight weeping angels surround them. The angels are clad…
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Domenico Puligo; Saint Mary Magdalene holding an ointment vessel 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 127
Mary Magdalene was a Jewish woman who, according to texts included in the New Testament, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers. She is said to have witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. Based on texts of the early Christian era in the third century, it seems that her status as an “apostle” rivals even Peter’s.…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, YOUNG WOMAN IN A WHITE TURBAN 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, 65
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (November 10, 1847 – 1928) was an American artist, born in Tuskegee, Alabama. The son of a physician, Bridgman would become one of the United States’ most well-known and well-regarded painters and become known as one of the world’s most talented “Orientalist” painters. He began as a draughtsman in New York City, for…
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Hassan El Glaoui; Fantasia 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, 64
Fantasia is a traditional exhibition of horsemanship in the Maghreb performed during cultural festivals and to close Maghrebi wedding celebrations. “Fantasia” is an imported name, the actual traditional term used is lab el baroud. The performance consists of a group of horse riders, all wearing traditional clothes, who charge along a straight path at the same…
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ITALIAN SCHOOL; THE THREE GRACES 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes #37
In Greek mythology, a Charis or Grace is one of three or more minor goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility, together known as the Charites or Graces. The usual list, from youngest to oldest is Aglaea (“Splendor”), Euphrosyne (“Mirth”), and Thalia (“Good Cheer”). In Roman mythology they were known as the Gratiae, the “Graces”.…
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Henri Emilien Rousseau; THE SULTAN FROM MOROCCO 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 63
Henri Rousseau Henry, Emilien Rousseau (Cairo 1875 – Aix-en-Provence in 1933) is an Orientalist painter. A pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Beaux Arts in Paris, he won the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1900 and a travel grant at the Salon of French Artists. He traveled to Belgium, the Netherlands, North Africa, Spain and…
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St. Catherine 01 Ivory Carvings, from Bible stories! 17th Century. With Footnote, # 16
Circa 1600s ivory relief carving depicting the beheading of St. Catherine. Broken wheel in the background. Atypical depiction shows a small boy holding the ropes that bind Catherine’s wrists. More on this relief Saint Catherine of Alexandria is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands…
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Simon de Vos, The Visitation 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 119
The Visitation. Mary visits her relative Elizabeth; they are both pregnant. Mary is pregnant with Jesus and Elizabeth is pregnant with John the Baptist. Elizabeth was in the sixth month before Mary came. Mary stayed three months, and most scholars hold she stayed for the birth of John. The apparition of the angel, mentioned in Matthew,…
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