Tag: St. Basilissa
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01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 9, is Saint Julian’s Day, With Footnotes – 9
In the upper half of this oil study, Christ is depicted in glory surrounded by adoring angels. Looking up at him are four martyr saints: Saints Celsus, Marcionilla, Julian, and Basilissa. Pompeo Batoni made this sketch when he was only twenty-eight, in preparation for his first important commission in Rome. He was commissioned to create…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 9, is Saint Julian’s Day, With Footnotes – 9
Pompeo Battoni, 1736-38. Christ with saints Julian, Basilissa, Celsus and Marcionilla, c. 1736 Oil on canvas Los Angeles, Getty Museum Saint Julian was born in Antioch, the metropolis of Syria, and was the only son of his parents, who were illustrious, rich, and Christians who feared God. They raised him in praiseworthy customs, and endeavored, to…
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