Tag: Wilhelm Kalteysen

09 Works, Today, June 25th, is Saint Febronia of Nisibis’s day, her story in Paintings #176

Jun 25, 2020

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Febronia of Nisibis, also known as Febronia of Sebapte, was a nun at Nisibis. She was raised at a monastery in Assyria. The head of the women’s monastery was the abbess Bryaena, her aunt. Being concerned about her niece’s salvation, she assigned her a stricter form of life than the other nuns… Please follow link…
01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – December 4, is St. Barbara’s day, With Footnotes – 136

Dec 4, 2018

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Wilhelm Kalteysen (1420–1496)Detail St. Barbara, Execution, c. 1447Tempera and gold on spruce woodHeight: 203 cm (79.9 ″); Width: 260 cm (102.3 ″)National Museum in Warsaw Saint Barbara is a former Christian saint and virgin martyr believed to have lived in Asia Minor in the 3rd century. Accounts place her in the 3rd century in Heliopolis of Syria,…