Tag: Religious Art
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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, VENUS RISING FROM THE SEA 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 30
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. VENUS RISING FROM THE SEA Oil on canvas 41 by 24cm., 28¼ by 10in. Private collection The style of the picture suggests that it was painted in the late 1860s as Burne-Jones transitioned from the Medievalism of his earlier watercolours to the more Aesthetic style of his oils.…
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Rustam killing the White Demon 01 Paintings, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 10
Unknown Rustam killing the White Demon Reverse Glass Painting, c/. 19th c 18 3/4 in. x 13 1/4 in. Private collection Rostam was the mightiest of Iranian holy warriors. He was immortalized by the 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi in the Shahnameh, or Epic of Kings, which contains pre-Islamic Iranian folklore and history. When Kai Kaus’s, the…
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Robert Brackman, Seated Nude, 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #47
Robert Brackman, Ukrainian/American (1898 – 1980) Seated Nude, circa 1970 Pastel on Paper 20.5 x 18.5 in. (52.07 x 46.99 cm) Private collection Robert Brackman (September 25, 1898 – July 16, 1980) was an American artist and teacher of Ukrainian origin, best known for large figural works, portraits, and still lifes. Born in Odes’ka Oblast, Ukraine, he…
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Sir Edward John Poynter, PSYCHE 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes #7a
Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S., 1836-1919 PSYCHE Watercolour 75 by 55cm., 29½ by 21½ in. Private collection There were once a king and queen, rulers of an unnamed city, who had three daughters of conspicuous beauty. The youngest and most beautiful was Psyche, whose admirers, neglecting the proper worship of the love goddess Venus,…
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Clara Morera, Ulysses and the Sirens 01 Painting, Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities, with footnotes
Clara Morera, (B. CAMAGÜEY, 1944) Ulices y las cirenas/ Ulysses and the Sirens Mixed media on Wood 182.88 X 219.71 cm (72.00 X 86.50 in) Private collection Ulysses and the Sirens is a large mixed media on wood by the Cuban artist Clara Morera. It depicts the scene from Homer’s Odyssey in which Ulysses (Odysseus) resists the…
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Ford Madox Brown, LIJAH AND THE WIDOW 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 123
Ford Madox Brown, 1821-1893 ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW, c. 1864 Watercolour, heighted with bodycolour and gum Arabic 40 by 26cm., 16 by 10in. Private collection The shadow on the wall projected by a bird returning to its nest, typifies the return of the soul to the body. The Hebrew writing over the door consists of…
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Ivar Arosenius, Leda och svanorna, (Leda and the Swan) 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 27
Ivar Arosenius, (1878 – 1909) Leda och svanorna, (Leda and the Swan), c. 1908 Watercolour on paper 8 x 11 cm. 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…
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Ivar Arosenius, Susanna och gubbarne 02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 120
Ivar Arosenius, (1878 – 1909) ”Susanna och gubbarne” (Susanna and the Elders), c. 1907 Watercolour on paper 5 x 5.5 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. When…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, THE PROCESSION OF THE BULL APIS 02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of ancient Egyptians deities, by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 96
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN DETAIL, THE PROCESSION OF THE BULL APIS, c. 1879 Oil on canvas 39 7/8 by 70 1/4 in., 101.3 by 178.4 cm Private collection In Egyptian mythology, Apis was a sacred bull worshipped in the Memphis region, the ancient capital of Lower Egypt, identified as the son of Hathor, a primary deity…
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SIDNEY NOLAN, Leda and Swan 02 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities, with footnotes #9
SIDNEY NOLAN, 1917-1992 Leda and Swan, c. 1961 Oil on paper on board 25 x 30.2 cm 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…
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Peter Paul Rubens, Meleager presenting the head of the Calydonian Boar to Atalant 01 Painting, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 11c
Peter Paul Rubens, 1577 – 1640 Meleager presenting the head of the Calydonian Boar to Atalant oil on panel 76 x 57.5 cm Private collection The goddess Artemis or Dianne was infuriated by the King of Calydon’s disrespect for her and had sent an enormous boar to ravage the fields of Calydon. Meleager and Atalanta…
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Max Pietschmann, A Centaur, kidnapping a nymph, fighting with the sea god Triton, c. 1886 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 11b
Max Pietschmann, (1865 – 1952) A Centaur, kidnapping a nymph, fighting with the sea god Triton, c. 1886 Oil on canvas 47,4 x 34,9 cm. Private collection A centaur is a mythological creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse. The centaurs were usually said to have been…
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LOO, JACOB VAN, The education of Bacchus 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, from the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #3a
LOO, JACOB VAN, (Sluis 1614 – 1670 Paris) The education of Bacchus Oil on canvas. 72 x 66 cm. Private collection The small Bacchus is depicted in the arms of the nymphs on Mount Nysa. Born from the marriage between the royal daughter Sémélé and the god Jupiter, he was taken over by Mercury for…
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South German School, The scourging of Christ 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 116
South German: around 1500 The scourging of Christ Oil on wood 22.5 x 21.5 cm Private collection The Flagellation of Christ, sometimes known as Christ at the Column or the Scourging at the Pillar, is a scene from the Passion of Christ very frequently shown in Christian art, in cycles of the Passion or the larger subject of the…
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William Blake, Adam Naming the Beasts 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 117
William Blake (1757–1827) Adam Naming the Beasts Tempera on canvas 74.9 cm (29.49 in.), Width: 61.6 cm (24.25 in.) Pollok House – Glasgow (United Kingdom – Glasgow) Genesis 1:24–27 states that God made the land animals, as well as the first man and woman, on Day Six of Creation Week. Genesis 2:18–23 tells us that Adam…
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Maximilian Pirner, Hekate 01 Painting, Olympian deities, with footnotes # 26
Maximilian Pirner (1854–1924) Hekate , c. 1901 Pastel on paper 55 × 89 cm (21.6 × 35 in) Private collection Hecate or Hekate is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches or a key and in later periods depicted in triple form. She was variously associated with crossroads,…
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Albrecht Bouts, CHRIST CROWNED WITH THORNS AND THE VIRGIN OF SORROWS 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 115
Follower of Albrecht Bouts, Late 16th Century CHRIST CROWNED WITH THORNS AND THE VIRGIN OF SORROWS Oil on panel 29 1/2 by 39 1/2 in.; 75 by 100.5 cm. Private collection According to three of the canonical Gospels, a woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up…
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Andrea Solari, Mary Magdalen 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 114
Andrea Solari, (1460–1524) Mary Magdalen, circa 1524 Oil on panel DH: 29 3/4 x W: 23 5/16 x Approx. D: 1 in. (75.5 x 59.2 x 2.5 cm) Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland Mary Magdalene went to anoint Christ’s dead body, only to discover that he was resurrected. She is shown here transferring the ointment from a…
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Andrea Solario, Ecce homo 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 113
French Follower of Andrea Solario, circa 1600 Ecce homo oil on oak panel 13 1/2 by 9 5/8 in.; 34.3 by 24.4 cm Private collection Ecce homo are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of John 19:5, when he presents a scourged Jesus Christ, bound and crowned with thorns, to a…
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Andrea Solari, Madonna of the Green Cushion 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 114
Andrea Solari, (1460–1524) Madonna of the Green Cushion, circa 1507 Tempera and oil on poplar wood Height: 59.5 cm (23.4 in); Width: 47.5 cm (18.7 in) Louvre Museum At the beginning of the 17th century this painting was found in the Cordelier (Franciscan) convent in Blois, but its previous history is unknown. It probably dates to…
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