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Tag Archives: Christianity
1889: Fallen Angel
James Ensor: The Expulsion of the Fallen Angel (1889)
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Tagged 1880's, 19th Century, Angels, Art, Belgium, Christianity, James Ensor, Painting, Religion
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1894: Ministered to by Angels
James Tissot: Jesus Ministered to by Angels (1886-1894)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Angels, Art, Christianity, France, Great Britain, James Tissot, Painting, Religion
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1806: Blessed Among the Blessed
In the third canto of the Paradiso, Dante has arrived in the lowest sphere of Heaven with his guide Beatrice, who has just given him a long lecture about the origin of spots on the moon. There, he sees just … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Century, 1800's, 19th Century, Books, Christianity, Dante, Gian Giacomo Macchiavelli, Heaven, Italy, Poetry, Printmaking, Religion, The Moon
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1850: The Veil
Giovanni Strazza: The Veiled Virgin (c. 1850)
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Tagged 1850's, 19th Century, Art, Christianity, Giovanni Strazza, Italy, Sculpture, Women
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1470: The Ox
Martin Schongauer: Ox (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. Luke (1470-1490) In Christian iconography, the winged ox is the symbol of the evangelist Luke—traditionally seen as the animal of sacrifice and therefore linked to the sacrifice of Jesus himself.
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Tagged 15th Century, Animals, Christianity, Germany, Martin Schongauer, Oxen, Printmaking, Religion
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1594: So Tempting
Maerten de Vos: The Temptation of Saint Anthony [detail] (1594) Click on the image to see the whole painting.
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Tagged 16th Century, Art, Belgium, Christianity, Maerten de Vos, Painting, Temptation of St. Anthony
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1993: Traditional Theme
Victor Safonkin: Temptation of St. Anthony (1993) (source)
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Tagged 20th Century, Art, Christianity, Painting, Russia, Temptation of St. Anthony, Victor Safonkin
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1900: Would Christ Belong to a Labor Union?
At the end of Cortland Meyer’s 1900 novel Would Christ Belong to a Labor Union? or Henry Fielding’s Dream (here), the title character—a working man and staunch trade unionist—has a dream of what it would be like to own and … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Books, Christianity, Cortland Meyer, François Lafon, France, Labor, Painting, Unions, USA
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1685: Lift Up Thine Eyes
The masterful trompe l’oeil frescos on the (flat) ceilings of the Church of Sant’ Ignazio di Loyola in Rome were painted by Andrea Pozzo in 1685. One depicts the apotheosis of St Ignatius—he rises up out of the ceiling into … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, Andrea Pozzo, Art, Christianity, Churches, Italy, Optical Illusions, Saints, Trompe l'œil
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