Tag: Saint Paula
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05 Works, Today, January 26th, is Saint Paula’s Day, With Footnotes – 26
André Reinoso, Portuguese (active v. 1610 to 1641). Attributes to him are the nineteen panels of the Life of St. Francis Xavier (Lisbon, sacristy of the Church of St. Roch), whose picturesque composition, the abundance of characters and bizarre details, the wealth of color and chiaroscuro evoke the influence of contemporary Spanish workshops. The Church of…
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05 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 26th, is Saint Paula’s Day, With Footnotes – 25
André Reinoso, Portuguese painter (active v. 1610 to 1641).Saint Paula instructs his nuns, c. 1650Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, in Lisbon, PortugalSaint Paula of Rome (AD 347–404) was an ancient Roman saint and early Desert Mother. A member of one of the richest senatorial families of Rome. Paula was married and had four daughters and a son. Paula was widowed at the age of…