Tag: Prophet Zephaniah
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today is Prophet Zephaniah’s day, With Footnotes – 130
Prophet Zephaniah, old Russian Orthodox iconFirst quarter of XVIII centuryIconostasis of Kizhi Monastery, Karelia, Russia Zephaniah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish Tanakh. His name is commonly transliterated Sophonias in Bibles translated from the Latin Vulgate or Septuagint. The most well-known Biblical figure bearing the name Zephaniah is the son of Cushi,…
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16 Icons from the Bible, with footnotes, #12
After LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER (German circa 1472-1553) Madonna and Child – circa 1850 Oil on canvas 21 inches x 16.75 inches (53.3 x 42.5 cm) Private Collection Lucas Cranach the Elder (c. 1472 – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors…