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Jean-François Arrigoni Neri, A MOUSSEM IN THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, 53

Jun 25, 2019

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The Tan-Tan Moussem is an annual gathering of more than thirty tribes from southern Morocco and other parts of Northwest Africa in Tan-Tan, a town in south-western Morocco. In traditional Berber culture, a moussem is “a type of annual fair with economic, cultural and social functions.” This Moussem was first held in 1963 to “promote local traditions…
Borys Fiodorowicz, Madonna of Saint-Laurent 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 30

Jun 23, 2019

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Yves Saint Laurent, in full Yves-Henri-Donat-Mathieu Saint Laurent, (born August 1, 1936, Oran, Algeria—died June 1, 2008, Paris, France), French fashion designer. In 1962 Saint Laurent opened his own fashion house and quickly emerged as one of the most influential designers in Paris. He popularized trousers for women. Metallic and transparent fabrics were prominent in his…
School of the Lower Rhine, THE BETRAYAL OF CHRIST 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, with Footnotes – 152

Jun 23, 2019

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The kiss of Judas, also known as the Betrayal of Christ, is how Judas identified Jesus to the multitude with swords and clubs who had come from the chief priests and elders of the people to arrest him, according to the Synoptic Gospels. The kiss is given by Judas in the Garden of Gethsemane after…
Dino Valls, PASSIO, The Passion 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 27

Jun 13, 2019

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I am not sure what Dino Valls intended by calling his painting “PASSIO”, but it reminds me of the Old Masters interpretations of Saints, and the olive branch shown would symbolize the description given the passion of Saint Olivia. I hope that this does not prejudice this beautiful work! Saint Olivia of Palermo (Palermo, 448 – Tunis,…
Zena Holloway, Rolling in the Deep 01 Photograph, Tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 9

Jun 13, 2019

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“Far, far from land, where the waters are as blue as the petals of the cornflower and as clear as glass, there, where no anchor can reach the bottom, live the mer-people.” ~ The Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Andersen Zena Holloway (born 1973 in Bahrain) is an underwater photographic artist living in London. Her work…
John William Waterhouse, Saint Cecilia, c. 1895 01 Works RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 154

Jun 12, 2019

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Saint Cecilia is the patroness of musicians. It is written that as the musicians played at her wedding she “sang in her heart to the Lord”. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. According to the story, despite her vow of virginity, she was…
EDWARD SHERIFF CURTIS, Aphrodite 01 Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities, with footnotes #18

Jun 8, 2019

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Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She is identified with the planet Venus; her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus. Myrtle, roses, doves, sparrows and swans were sacred to her. Aphrodite was created from the sea foam produced by Uranus’s genitals, which had been severed by Cronus. In Homer’s Iliad, however,…
Philippe Vignal, A SIRÈNE 01 Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities, with footnotes #18

Jun 6, 2019

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According to Greek myths, sirens were powerful and erotic creatures, and many unsuspecting sailors would fall prey to their seductive beauty. The common belief was that they would devour sailors after their ships would crash into the rocks, as most men couldn’t resist the temptation of their sweet melodies and angelic faces. More on The Fisherman and…
Jacopo Negretti, The Marriage of the Virgin 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 152

Jun 1, 2019

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The Marriage of the Virgin is the subject in Christian art depicting the marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Unlike many other scenes in Life of the Virgin cycles (like the Nativity of Mary and Presentation of Mary), it is not a feast in the church calendar. In art the subject could be covered…
Robert Combas, he Crusaders 01 Works CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 35

May 30, 2019

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Robert Combas is a French painter and sculptor, born May 25, 1957 in Lyon, France and now living and working in Paris. He is widely recognized as a progenitor of the figuration libre movement that began in Paris around 1980 as a reaction to the art establishment in general and minimalism and conceptual art in particular.…
Andrés Serrano, HEAVEN AND HELL 02 Works, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 28

May 30, 2019

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“In Heaven and Hell, Andres Serrano challenges the benevolence of the Catholic Church while also taking on the sexualization of violence against women. The work was made in collaboration with political artist Leon Golub, who appears in the photograph wearing the red robes of a Cardinal, subtly smiling as he looks away from the blood-splattered nude…
Jan or Frans Verbeeck, The Witches’ Sabbath 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Witches’ Sabbath, with Footnotes – 151

May 30, 2019

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The Witches’ Sabbath is a term applied to a gathering of those considered to practice witchcraft and other rites. Bristol University’s Ronald Hutton: “the witches’ sabbath represents a combination of three older mythical components, all of which are active at night: A procession of female spirits, often joined by privileged human beings and often led by a…
Simone Pignoni, Mary Magdalene 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 134

May 26, 2019

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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…
Jean-François Arrigoni Neri, MOROCCAN RIDERS 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, 52

May 25, 2019

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Jean-François Arrigoni Neri , born in Paris on March 28 , 1937 and dead the November 23 , 20141 is a French painter , illustrator , engraver and lithographer. In 1951, at the age of 14, he entered the Estienne 2 School from where he graduated in 1955 with the Prix Cortot d’Engraving. After working for ten years…
Jean-François Arrigoni Neri, BACK TO THE KSAR 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, 51

May 14, 2019

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Ksar, is the North African term for “Berber castle”, possibly loaned from Latin castrum. The term generally refers to a Berber fortified village. The counterpart of Maghrebi ksar in literary Arabic, qaṣr, means “castle” or “palace”. Jean-François Arrigoni Neri , born in Paris on March 28 , 1937 and dead the November 23 , 20141 is a French painter…
Edouard Cortès, PLACE SAINT-MICHEL 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 47 – With Footnotes

May 12, 2019

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The Place Saint-Michel is a public square in the Latin Quarter of Paris, France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine facing the Île de la Cité, to which it is linked by the Pont Saint-Michel. The northern end of the Place Saint-Michel, the end closer to the river, is on the left-bank…
Marina Del Pozo, Judith 01 Painting, CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 34

May 11, 2019

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The Book of Judith is the Old Testament of the Bible. The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for not trusting God to deliver them from their foreign conquerors. She goes with her loyal maid to the camp of the enemy general, Holofernes, with whom…
Sir Anthony van Dyck, Removal of the cross 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 124

May 11, 2019

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The Descent from the Cross, Deposition of Christ, or Removal of the cross, 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…
Sir Anthony van Dyck, Descent from the Cross 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 122

May 7, 2019

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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 the 10th century. The…
Hans Zatzka, Woodland nymphs 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes #40

May 7, 2019

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A nymph in Greek mythology and in Latin mythology is a minor female nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform. Different from other goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as divine spirits who animate nature, and are usually depicted as beautiful, young nubile maidens who love to dance and sing; their amorous freedom…