Tag Archives: Christianity

2017: The Creation of God

Posted on March 27, 2018 by corvusfugit

Harmonia Rosales: The Creation of God (2017); artist’s website here.

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1647: The Rich Man Being Led to Hell

Posted on February 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

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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17th Century: The Dog-Headed Saint

Posted on January 28, 2018 by corvusfugit

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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1913: Christmas Massacre

Posted on December 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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17th Century: Satan

Posted on December 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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1846: The System According to the Holy Scriptures

Posted on December 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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1495: Weighing Souls

Posted on December 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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13th Century: Brother Wolf

Posted on November 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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1960: Low-Speed Flight

Posted on November 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Federico Fellini, director: La Dolce Vita (1960)

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1923: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks

Posted on November 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

John McKirdy Duncan: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks (also known as The Queen of Sheba) (1923)

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