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Tag Archives: Christianity
1647: The Rich Man Being Led to Hell
David Teniers the Younger: The Rich Man Being Led to Hell (c 1647) There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day. And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, Art, Belgium, Christianity, David Teniers the Younger, Demons, Hell, Painting
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17th Century: The Dog-Headed Saint
In Eastern Christian Orthodox iconography, Saint Christopher sometimes appears with the head of a dog. As a consummate outsider who would become the patron saint of travellers, Christopher came to be associated with tales of far-flung peoples who blurred the … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, Animals, Christianity, Dogs, Ireland, Mammals, Saints, Turkey, Werewolves
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1913: Christmas Massacre
In July, 1913 there were about 15,000 miners working for the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company in several mines in Michigan’s northern peninsula—about 9,000 of them were members of the Western Federation of Miners. When the union demanded recognition, management … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Capitalism, Christianity, Fire, Labor, Mines, Music, Unions, USA, Woody Guthrie
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17th Century: Satan
Zämänfäs Qeddus: How Satan came (again) looking like four women and St. Michael trod on him; a page from the late 17th century Gondar Homiliary. This Homiliary was created in Gondar, Ethiopia, during a period of artistic flowering in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, Africa, Angels, Art, Books, Christianity, Ethiopia, Religion, Satan, Zämänfäs Qeddus
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1846: The System According to the Holy Scriptures
The Muggletonians were a radical Protestant sect that originated in the seventeenth century when London tailors John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton announced themselves as the prophets foretold in the Book of Revelation. Along with Diggers, Ranters, and Levellers, Muggletonians comprised … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 1840's, 19th Century, Astronomy, Books, Christianity, English Civil War, Great Britain, Isaac Frost, Muggletonians, Printmaking, Religion, The Moon, The Sun
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1495: Weighing Souls
Juan de la Abadía (the Elder): Saint Michael Weighing Souls (c. 1480-1495) (source) Note the Devil trying to cheat by pushing down the scale; St Michael doesn’t like this and points his spear threateningly.
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Tagged 15th Century, Angels, Art, Christianity, Devils, Juan de la Abadía (the Elder), Painting, Religion, Saints, Spain
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13th Century: Brother Wolf
OF THE MOST HOLY MIRACLE OF ST FRANCIS IN TAMING THE FIERCE WOLF OF GUBBIO At the time when St Francis was living in the city of Gubbio, a large wolf appeared in the neighbourhood, so terrible and so fierce, … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Century, 14th Century, Animals, Art, Books, Christianity, Mammals, Religion, Wolves
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1960: Low-Speed Flight
Federico Fellini, director: La Dolce Vita (1960)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Aviation, Christianity, Federico Fellini, Film, Helicopters, Italy, Religion, Rome, Vatican City
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1923: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks
John McKirdy Duncan: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks (also known as The Queen of Sheba) (1923)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Animals, Apes, Art, Birds, Camels, Christianity, Cows, Deer, Elephants, Great Britain, John McKirdy Duncan, Mammals, Monkeys, Painting, Peacocks, Religion, Scotland
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