Tag: Religious Art

(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…

04 paintings, The Continence of Scipio, or alternatively The Clemency of Scipio, with footnotes

Apr 21, 2018

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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…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 90

Apr 14, 2018

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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.…

01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 15

Apr 14, 2018

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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…

03 Paintings, scenes from Olympian Myth, by The Old Masters, with footnotes # 42

Apr 11, 2018

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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…

05 Mexican Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 & 16th Century. With Footnotes -# 9

Apr 8, 2018

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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…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 89

Apr 7, 2018

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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, SEVILLE 1617 – 1682 ECCE HOMO Oil on canvas 63.7 x 53.3 cm.; 25 1/8 x 21 in. Private collection Murillo’s greatest achievement lies in his ability to portray individuals as convincing human beings and to express their emotional state. In this late work Murillo creates a powerful image of great psychological and…

08 Painting by The Old Masters, Michael Pacher, Altarpiece of the Church Fathers. 30

Mar 28, 2018

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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…

Art Collector: 10 Ancient Egyptian Engravings & Carvings- With footnotes – 7

Mar 25, 2018

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Source: Art Collector: 10 Ancient Egyptian Engravings & Carvings- With footnotes – 7

03 Carvings, Biblical Carvings & Sculpture from Byzantium With Footnotes 6

Mar 24, 2018

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Byzantine Empire, ca. 7th century CE. This is a 14k+ gold pendant inlaid with an inscribed shell intaglio featuring a religious figure and writing. Size: 0.9″ W x 1.2″ H (2.3 cm x 3 cm), weighing 4 grams. Byzantine Empire, ca. 1000 CE. An incredibly detailed and lifelike hand with fine details of joints and fingernails.…

01 Paintings, Hellenic Mytheology, with footnotes 2B

Mar 22, 2018

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Wilhelm Trübner, 1851 – 1917 The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, 1877 Oil on cardboard Height: 94 cm (37.01 in.), Width: 79 cm (31.1 in.) The theme of the painting is taken from Ovid. The Lapiths, a peace-loving people of Thessaly, were celebrating the wedding of their king Pirithous to Hippodamia. The Centaurs were…

01 Paintings, Hellenic Mytheology, with footnotes 2A

Mar 21, 2018

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Wilhelm Trübner, 1851 – 1917 Battle of the Amazons, 1880 Oil on canvas Height: 47.4 cm (18.66 in.), Width: 102.7 cm (40.43 in.) Kurpfälzisches Museum der Stadt Heidelberg (Germany) In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a race of woman warriors. The legendary Amazons were thought to have lived in Pontus, which is part of modern-day Turkey…

13 Ancient Egyptian Artefacts – With footnotes – 5 – With footnotes

Mar 19, 2018

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Romano-Egyptian, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Heavy gold foil formed into the likeness of a Nile crocodile. Incredibly detailed with open mouth exposing rows of deadly teeth, almond-shaped eyes and rows and rows of scaley scutes with pronounced central dorsal ridge. Size: 6.875″ L (17.5 cm), 37.1 grams of 97% pure gold.…

16 Etching by REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN,

Mar 19, 2018

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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN 1606 – 1669 SELF-PORTRAIT IN A CLOAK WITH A FALLING COLLAR: BUST (BARTSCH, HOLLSTEIN 15; NEW HOLLSTEIN 98W; HIND 63) Etching with engraving and drypoint, circa 1631, a good impression of this scarce print, the rare second state (of five), a previously unrecorded state between New Hollstein’s fourth and fifth state (of ten),…

A Pictorial History of Jerusalem

Mar 17, 2018

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A city called Rušalim in the Execration texts of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (19th century BCE) is identified as Jerusalem. Jerusalem was then called Urušalim in the Amarna letters of Abdi-Heba (1330s BCE). The name “Jerusalem” is variously etymologized to mean “foundation of the god Shalem“, the original tutelary deity of the city. The ambitious Ophel excavation in Jerusalem has produced many finds, but precious little before the tenth century BC Ceramic evidence…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible!, With Footnotes – 95

Mar 14, 2018

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Giovanni Biliverti, (1585–1644) The Archangel Raphael Refusing Tobias’s Gift, c. 1612 Oil on canvas Height: 175 cm (68.9 in). Width: 146 cm (57.5 in). Pitti Palace The subject comes from the Book of Tobit , one of the Apocryphal books in the Old Testament, and shows the final scene in the story of how Tobit, a…

01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 87

Mar 10, 2018

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Juan Carreño De Miranda Saint Anthony Of Padua With The Christ Child Spanish Gallery at Bishop Auckland Until its recent acquisition for the Spanish Gallery at Bishop Auckland, this archetypal image of Saint Anthony had been in the collection of the Marquises de Legarda, Spain, for over three centuries. With remarkable painterly fluency Carreño expresses…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 86

Mar 9, 2018

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Luis Tristán De Escamilla The Penitent Magdalene Private collection As the preeminent painter of his generation in Toledo, Tristán achieved an expressive intensity in his art that reconciled the extreme mannerism of El Greco, in whose workshop he had trained, with the strong naturalism of seventeenth-century tenebrist painting. The Penitent Magdalene is among the best…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 18

Mar 7, 2018

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