Tag: Mythology,
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 10a
Freddy Fabris, United States The Renaissance Series, ” The Creation of Adam “ Photography 24 H x 36 W x 1 in Private collection The Creation of Adam is based on a fresco painting by Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, painted c. 1508–1512. It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of…
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01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 5e
A mermaid is a marine creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria. Mermaids can be benevolent or beneficent. Julius Hübner, 1806 – 1882 The Fair Melusine, c. 1844 Rudolf…
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01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 5d
A mermaid is a marine creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria. Mermaids can be benevolent or beneficent. Gustave Wertheimer, (Austrian, 1847–1904) A nude woman on ship/ The enchanted sleeper…
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01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 5c
A mermaid is a marine creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria. Mermaids can be benevolent or beneficent. Knut Ekvall, (1843–1912) The Fisherman and The Siren Oil on canvas…
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02 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 5b
Ilya Repin, (1844–1930) Sadko in the Underwater Kingdom, c. 1876 Oil on canvas canvas Height: 3,225 mm (126.97 in). Width: 2,300 mm (90.55 in). State Russian Museum Sadko is the principal character in a Russian medieval epic bylina. He was an adventurer, merchant, and musician from Novgorod. One day, as Sadko was playing his gusli/zither on the…
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01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 5a
A mermaid is a marine creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria. Mermaids can be benevolent or beneficent. Arthur Hopkins, 1848-1930 A FANTASY OF THE DEEP, c. 1903 Watercolour…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43fh
Colijn de Coter, (fl. 1493-1506) The Mourning Mary Magdalene, (1500 – 1504) Oil, transfered from panel to canvas Height: 1,120 mm (44.09 in). Width: 552 mm (21.73 in). Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest) Mary Magdalene, literally translated as Mary the Magdalene or Mary of Magdala, is a figure in Christianity who, according to the Bible,…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43fg
Colijn de Coter Christ and Philip of Burgundy, c. 1500 The Louvre In Christianity, Christ (meaning “the anointed one”) is a title for the saviour and redeemer who would bring salvation to the Jewish people and mankind. Christians believe Jesus is the Jewish messiah prophecized in both the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Christ,…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43f
Solomon J Solomon, (1860 – 1927) Samson, c. 1887 Oil on canvas Height: 2,438 mm (95.98 in). Width: 3,658 mm (144.02 in). Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England, Samson is one of the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical account, Samson was given supernatural strength by God in order…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43e
Solomon Joseph Solomon, R.A., P.R.B.A. (1860-1927) Eve, c. 1908 oil on canvas 122 x 56 in. (310 x 142 cm.) Private collection Eve is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, she was the first woman. In Islamic tradition, Eve is known as…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43d
Colijn de Coter Fons Vitae (Fountain of Life), circa 1515-1517 Oil over oak wood. 267 x 210 cm Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, Portugal The theme of Fons Pietatis, central in this painting, was wide spread in medieval Northern and Central Europe, linked with the “Last Judgment”. It is also associated to the worship of “Holy…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43c
Félicien Rops, (1833–1898) The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1878) Pastel and gouache on paper 73.8 × 54.3 cm Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque Royale Albert Ier, Brussels. Bound to the cross in Saint Anthony’s tempting vision is a visibly voluptuous woman, the word EROS replacing the normal initialism of INRI (Jesus of Nazareth, the King of…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43b
Domenico Morelli, (1823–1901) The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1878) Oil on canvas 137 × 225 cm, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome The Temptation of Saint Anthony is an often-repeated subject in history of art and literature, concerning the supernatural temptation reportedly faced by Saint Anthony the Great during his sojourn in the Egyptian desert. Anthony’s temptation…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 43a
CIMA da Conegliano, (b. ca. 1459, Conegliano, d. 1517/18, Conegliano) St Helena, c. 1495 Oil on panel 40 x 32 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Helena, St. Helena, or St. Helen ( c. 250 – c. 330), was a Greek native from the Greek city of Drepana in the province of Bithynia in Asia Minor (Turkey). She…
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04 carvings Of Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, Sculpture, #8
A Roman marble figure of Silenus Circa 2nd Century A.D. 55cm high Private Collection The bearded follower of Bacchus, standing with a drape covering his head and wrapped around his shoulders and torso, he stands with his left hand resting on his hip, with his weight on his right leg. In Greek mythology, Silenus was…
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01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, Giovanni Antonio Guardi, with footnotes # 17
Giovanni Antonio Guardi, VIENNA 1699 – 1760 VENICE DANAË Oil on canvas 38 3/8 by 23 3/8 in.; 97.5 by 59.4 cm. Private collection Disappointed by his lack of male heirs, King Acrisius asked the oracle of Delphi if this would change. The oracle announced to him that he would never have a son, but his…
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01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, footnotes # 16
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, VENICE 1696 – 1770 MADRID PORTRAIT OF A LADY AS FLORA Oil on canvas 88.3 x 69.9 cm.; 34 3/4 x 27 1/2 in Private collection This is one of only a very small number of paintings of beautiful women in fancy dress by Tiepolo to have survived. Though they occupy only a…
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01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 14
(French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris) The Toilette of Venus, c. Date:1751 42 5/8 x 33 1/2 in. (108.3 x 85.1 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV, admired Boucher and was his patroness from 1747 until her death in 1764. This famous work was commissioned for the dressing room at…
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03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary 20th C. Interpretation of the Bible!, František Drtikol – 12
František Drtikol Étude de la Crucifixion, 1914 Private collection František Drtikol (3 March 1883, Příbram – 13 January 1961, Prague) was a Czech photographer of international renown. He is especially known for his characteristically epic photographs, often nudes and portraits. He had his own studio, until 1935 where he operated an important portrait photostudio in Prague.…
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04 paintings, The Continence of Scipio, or alternatively The Clemency of Scipio, with footnotes
The Continence of Scipio, or alternatively The Clemency of Scipio, is a episode recounted by Livy of the Roman general Scipio Africanus during his campaign in Spain during the Second Punic War. He refused a generous ransom for a young female prisoner, returning her to her fiance Allucius, who in return became a supporter of…
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