Tag: religion
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 14, is St. Nicasius’ Day, With Footnotes – 147
Mattia Preti (c. 1664-65)St. NicasiusOil on stoneSt. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta Saint Nicasius or Nicaise of Rheims (French: Saint-Nicaise; d. 407 or 451) was a bishop of Rheims. He founded the first cathedral in Rheims and is the patron saint of smallpox victims. Sources placing his death in 407 credit him with prophesying the invasion of…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 13, is SAINT LUCY’s Day, With Footnotes – 146
Maestro de Borbotó, ACTIVE IN VALENCIA FIRST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURYSAINT LUCYoil on panel10 3/8 by 12 1/2 in.; 26.5 by 31.8 cm.Private collection Saint Lucy, Italian Santa Lucia (died 304, Syracuse, Sicily), virgin and martyr who was one of the earliest Christian saints to achieve popularity, having a widespread following before the 5th…
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Javiera Estrada, Sleeping Raven 01 Photograph, a fairy tale, by the Brothers Grimm, with footnotes # 22
A queen wished her naughty daughter would turn into a raven and fly away, so she could have some peace, and her wish was instantly fulfilled. She flew away to a forest. In the forest, a man heard a raven tell him she was an enchanted princess, and he could deliver her if he went…
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François Schommer, The beautiful dancer, 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 24
François Schommer, (French,1850-1935) The beautiful dancer, c. 1885 Oil on canvas 173 x 112 cm. (68.1 x 44.1 in.) Private collection François Schommer, born in Paris on November 20 , 1850 and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1935, was an academic painter, aquafortist and French decorator . Schommer exhibited at the Paris Salons and at the…
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Arnulf de Bouche, Aegypterin 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 23
Arnulf de Bouche, (German, 1872–1945) Aegypterin, c. 1913 Oil on canvas 64 x 54.3 cm. (25.2 x 21.4 in.) Private collection Arnulf De Bouche 1872-1945 (German) was the son of the glass painter Karl de Bouché (1845-1920), he received his first painting lessons from his father, then from November 2, 1863, studied at the Royal Academy…
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Charles Haslewood Shannon, Fisherman and the Mermaid 01 Paintings and tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 6c
Charles Haslewood Shannon, 1863-1937 The Fisherman and the Mermaid, 1901/03 Oil on Canvas Private collection Rusalkas are the Slavic counterpart of the Greek sirens and naiads. The nature of rusalkas varies among folk traditions, they all share a common element: they are the restless spirits of the unclean dead. They are usually the ghosts of young…
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Nicolas Tournier, Judith with the Head of Holofernes 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 129
Follower of Nicolas Tournier, (French, 1590-1638) “Judith with the Head of Holofernes” Oil on canvas 16-1/4″ x 13-1/4″ Private collection 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…
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Hugues Merle, LA LÉGENDE DES WILLIS 01 Paintings, Slavic mythology, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 21
“In a part of Austria there is a legend, of Slavic origin. It is the legend of the nocturnal dancer, known in Slavic countries as “willi”. The willis are fiancées who died before the wedding day, poor young girls who can not remain quiet in the grave. In their dead hearts, in their dead feet…
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