Tag: Religious Art
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Cheryl Wilson, Medusa 01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #6
Cheryl Wilson, United States Medusa Acrylic, Ink, Gesso, Airbrush and Paper on Canvas 16 H x 20 W x 0.8 in Private collection In Greek mythology Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with a hideous face and living venomous snakes in place of hair. Gazers on her face would turn…
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DANIEL HUNTINGTON, Figures at prayer 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! , With Footnotes – 99
DANIEL HUNTINGTON, (American, 1816-1906) Figures at prayer oil on canvas 24-1/2 w. 19-3/4 in. Private collection Daniel Huntington (October 4, 1816 – April 19, 1906), was born in New York City, New York. He studied at Yale with Samuel F.B. Morse, and later with Henry Inman. From 1833 to 1835 he transferred to Hamilton College in…
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MANNER OF SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK, THE HOLY FAMILY 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, with footnotes, 100
MANNER OF SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK (1599-1641) THE HOLY FAMILY Oil on canvas 61 x 47.7cm Private collection The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph. Veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who…
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Gioacchino Pagliei, The Naiads 01 Paintings and tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 6a
Gioacchino Pagliei The Naiads, c. 1881 Oil on Canvas In Greek mythology, the Naiads were a type of female water nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water. Naiads were associated with fresh water, as the Oceanids, the sea nymphs who were the three thousand daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys,…
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Ryzhenko Pavel Viktorovich, Peresvet victory 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of Russian mythology, With Footnotes – 101
Ryzhenko Pavel Viktorovich Peresvet victory, c. 2005 Oil on canvas 170×210 cm Private collection Alexander Peresvet was a Russian Orthodox Christian monk who fought in a single combat with the Tatar champion Temir-murza at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo (8 September 1380), where they killed each other. He is believed to have hailed from…
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Antwerp School, The Lamentation of Christ, 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible!, With Footnotes – 97
Antwerp School, circa 1540 The Lamentation of Christ, circa 1540 Oil on panel 37 x 27 cm Private collection The Lamentation of Christ is a very common subject in Christian art from the High Middle Ages to the Baroque. After Jesus was crucified, his body was removed from the cross and his friends mourned over his…
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Raja Ravi Varma, Tillottama 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of Hindu mythology, With Footnotes – 98
Raja Ravi Varma, 1848 -1906 Untitled (Tillottama), c. 1896 Oil on canvas 20 x 13¼ in. (50.8 x 33.5 cm.) Private collection Tilottama is a Apsaras, celestial nymphs, from Hindu mythology. In the epic Mahabharata, Tilottama was created at Brahma’s request by using the best possible assets to create an almost perfect being. Her purpose was to…
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MIGUEL RUDECINDO CONTRERAS, MARY AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible!, With Footnotes – 96
MIGUEL RUDECINDO CONTRERAS, (MEX., ACT. MID 18TH CENTURY) MARY AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS Oil on canvas 167 x 106 cm Private collection The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st-century Judea, most likely between AD 30 and 33. Jesus’ crucifixion is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles. Jesus…
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Joseph Receiving Pharaoh’s Ring 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 96
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, (1696–1770) Joseph Receiving Pharaoh’s Ring Oil on canvas 106 × 179 cm (41.7 × 70.5 in) Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, London Since 2016, this painting has been the focus of a major conservation project to restore Tiepolo’s work to its original brilliance. With the help of X-rays, this display explores the changes…
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Magnus Gjoen, DIVINE RETRIBUTION 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 20
Magnus Gjoen, United Kingdom DIVINE RETRIBUTION Printmaking Size: 39.4 H x 31.5 W x 0.1 in Private collection God’s Wrath reinterpreted with a God holding an atomic bomb made from 24k gold leaf. Divine retribution is supernatural punishment of a person, a group of people, or everyone by a deity in response to some action. Many…
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Massimo Stanzione, Madonna and Child 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 94
Massimo Stanzione, (ca. 1586 – ca. 1656) Madonna and Child Oil on canvas 49 3/4 by 39 3/8 in.; 126.4 by 100 cm. Private collection The Madonna and Child or The Virgin and Child is often the name of a work of art which shows the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. The word Madonna means…
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ROMAN SCHOOL, EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, The Giant Orion 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 20
ROMAN SCHOOL, EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY The Giant Orion Oil on canvas 50 5/8 by 39 1/2 in.; 128.6 by 100.3 cm. In Greek mythology, Orion was a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. In Greek literature he first appears as a great hunter in Homer’s epic the Odyssey, where…
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Magnus Gjoen, BREAK GLASS FOR A NEW BEGINNING (ADAM & EVE) 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th C. Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 20
Magnus Gjoen, United Kingdom BREAK GLASS FOR A NEW BEGINNING (ADAM & EVE) Printmaking 49.2 H x 35.4 W x 0.1 in Private collection The viewer is confronted with a choice; if they could choose again, would they break the glass and let history take its path or would they rather not subject the world to…
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Erik Thor Sandberg, Purgatory 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 25
Erik Thor Sandberg Purgatory Oil on Canvas Private collection Purgatory, the condition, process, or place of purification or temporary punishment in which, according to medieval Christian and Roman Catholic belief, the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for heaven. Purgatory has come to refer as well to a…
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Magnus Gjoen, LAST NIGHT I HAD A DREAM 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 20
Magnus Gjoen, United Kingdom LAST NIGHT I HAD A DREAM Giclée on Paper Size: 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 0.1 in Private collection Based on a dream Magnus had but also commenting on religions long arms and habit of trying to pull people in with promises of salvation and life in eternity. Magnus Gjoen was born…
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Giovanni Bilivert, VENUS, CUPID AND PAN 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 19
Giovanni Bilivert, FLORENCE 1585 – 1644 VENUS, CUPID AND PAN Oil on copper 18 by 13 in.; 45.7 by 33 cm. Private collection Venus, goddess of love, is dipping her feet in a shallow, crystalline pond. Naked save for her pearl headdress and earrings, she is assisted by Cupid who washes her left leg. He is…
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