Tag: Van Dyck
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36 Paintings, Olympian deities, The full story of Cupid and Psyche, by the Old Masters, with footnotes #7
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, instead prayed and made offerings to her. It was rumored that she was the second coming of Venus……
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10 works, Today, November 6th, is Christina von Stommeln’s day, her story illustrated #308
Christina von Stommeln was a Beguine who was ascribed mystical experiences, so that she gained the reputation of holiness and was worshiped in the area of the Duchy of Jülich and in the Archdiocese of Cologne… Please follow link for full post
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