Tag: religion
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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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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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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 90
Dutch School, 17th Century SUSANNA AND THE ELDERS oil on canvas, unframed 42 1/4 by 36 1/2 in.; 107.3 by 92.7 cm. Private collection A fair Hebrew wife named Susanna was falsely accused by lecherous voyeurs. As she bathes in her garden, having sent her attendants away, two lustful elders secretly observe the lovely Susanna.…
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01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 15
Willem Drost, AMSTERDAM 1633 – 1659 FLORA Oil on canvas 39 by 33 in.; 99 by 84 cm. Private collection William Drost’s Flora was painted during the artist’s brief stay in Venice during the 1650s and has hitherto remained unknown to scholars. The work should be considered one of Drost’s very best paintings, comparable to his undisputed…
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03 Paintings, scenes from Olympian Myth, by The Old Masters, with footnotes # 42
Mihail Aleksandrov Girl with swan Oil on canvas 22″ x 26″ Private collection Leda, in Greek legend, usually believed to be the daughter of Thestius, king of Aetolia, and wife of Tyndareus, king of Lacedaemon. She was also believed to have been the mother (by Zeus, who had approached and seduced her in the form…
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05 Mexican Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 & 16th Century. With Footnotes -# 9
SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA MÆ’XICO, SIGLO XIX Wood carving with glass eyes. Satin dress. Height: 61cm Private Collection Saint Anthony of Padua (Portuguese: Santo António), born Fernando Martins de Bulhões (1195 – 13 June 1231), also known as Anthony of Lisbon, was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born…
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08 Painting by The Old Masters, Michael Pacher, Altarpiece of the Church Fathers. 30
Michael Pacher, (1430–1498) Altarpiece of the Church Fathers, c. 1471-1475 Fathers of the Church: Jerome , Augustine , Gregory , Ambrose Color on wood 103 × 91 cm (40.6 × 35.8 in) Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany The picture shows the internal panels of the Altarpiece of the Doctors of the Church: Sts Augustine and Gregory on the…
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