Tag Archives: Christianity

1551: The Harrowing of Hell

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Pieter van der Heyden: The Descent of Christ into Limbo (1551) In the Christian tradition, between his death on the cross and the resurrection Christ descended into Hell to rescue the souls of the righteous who lived before him and … Continue reading →

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1940s: Singing on the Mountain

Posted on September 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hugh M. Morton: “Singing on the Mountain” Preacher (1940s – 1950s); unidentified preacher at “Singing on the Mountain” gospel festival, Grandfather Mountain, NC. (source)

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1929: Versions

Posted on September 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

          Saint Francis Church, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico Anna Skeele (1930) Ansel Adams (1929) Paul Strand (1931) Georgia O’Keeffe (1929)

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1733: Vision / Eclipse

Posted on August 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

Cosmas Damian Asam: Vision of St. Benedict (1735) “The canvas shows an elderly saint who, confronted by a solar eclipse, seems to experience a seizure—as well as enlightenment—at the moment when light erupts from the celestial sphere, as described in … Continue reading →

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1773: Withered Shrubs

Posted on August 20, 2017 by corvusfugit

In Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock’s epic poem The Messiah, published from 1748 to 1773, Satan tricks Judas into betraying Jesus by appearing to him in a dream “in the form of his father…with disconsolate looks of grief and perturbation,” telling him … Continue reading →

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1831: A Loud Noise in the Heavens

Posted on August 19, 2017 by corvusfugit

Nat Turner’s bible (source) And on the 12th of May, 1828, I heard a loud noise in the heavens, and the Spirit instantly appeared to me and said the Serpent was loosened, and Christ had laid down the yoke he … Continue reading →

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1793: With Jocund Music Charm his Ear

Posted on August 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Henry Fuseli: The Shepherd’s Dream, from “Paradise Lost” (1793) The “shepherd’s dream” in Paradise Lost (1667) is an extended simile that Milton uses at the end of Book I after Satan and his fallen angels have lost in their first … Continue reading →

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1650: Very Tempting

Posted on August 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Joos van Craesbeeck: The Temptation of St Anthony (c. 1650)

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1494: The Poisoning of Pico della Mirandola

Posted on August 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

     The brilliant and audacious Humanist philosopher Pico della Mirandola died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 31. His life had been exceptional. A child prodigy who had left home at fourteen to study church law, Pico turned to … Continue reading →

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1840: The End of the World

Posted on August 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

“Der Götter und Riesenkampff bey dem Weltuntergang” [The Gods and the Great Battle at the Apocalypse]; illustration from The World Theater, or The Universal World History From Creation To The Year 1840, etc. by C Strahlheim (1834-41).

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