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Jesus and Saint John the Baptist

18th century

After graduating with degrees in philosophy and Spanish, Brendan moved to Paris to teach languages. There, at the age of twenty-two, he first picked up a pencil and began teaching hi...

"Magnificat" is a large-scale portrait of a Westphalian mare. This painting features rich and textured hues of tan, yellow, brown and white. Echoing the spirit of masters of Equestr...

"Divina Domina" is a large-scale portrait of a Hanoverian mare. This painting features rich and textured hues of tan, yellow, brown and white. Echoing the spirit of masters of Eques...

After graduating with degrees in philosophy and Spanish, Brendan moved to Paris to teach languages. There, at the age of twenty-two, he first picked up a pencil and began teaching hi...

"Metamorphosis" features hues of vibrant blue, purple, navy, and yellow. Richard Thomas Scott is inspired by the work of Rembrandt, Andrew Wyeth, and Verm...

"Equestrian Sheet Music" is an oil on canvas study of horses hooves featuring black, white and grey hues. The framed dimensions are 22 by 18 inches. Atlanta native, Julie Ferris is ...

The Tooth-Puller is a superb original oil painting on canvas, realized by an anonymous artist, a follower of Caravaggio, in the first half of the X...

Flemish Baroque painting. Romantic scene. Signed and dated. J. HOREMANS 1760. This 100% authentic painting captivates with its powerful colors. A real eye-catcher. Dimensions witho...

Path by the sea. 1869. Oil on Canvas, 31x53 cm

Attentive observer, may I challenge you to find some unusual elements in this panel painting? One detail has to do with the symbolic use of color, the other with a later adjustment of the image. Indeed! The Blessed Virgin is not dressed in her usual sky blue cloak, which refers to her purity, but in a red robe. During the Late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, the Virgin often wore such a red garment to refer to the Passion of Christ. After all, the blessing Christ child with his orb would shed his blood for the redemption of mankind. The second strange element catches the eye when one looks closer at the little Jesus. It appears that he was originally depicted completely naked, but got on a transparent loincloth over time. In the past there were several times when nudity in art was subject to some form of censorship. For example, the supervision of Christian art was strongly encouraged by the Council of Trent (1545-1563). This assembly was dealing with the inner-ecclesiastical reform of the Roman Catholic Church. One of the important theologians who followed the council’s guidelines was Joannes Molanus (1533-1585). He did not consider the nakedness of the Christ Child to be edifying and pointed out that children could be endangered in this way. He may have been referring to the dangers of paedophilia. During the 19th century, puritanism emerged. A famous example of a moral preacher was Pope Pius IX...

Willem Muys was a Dutch, 18th-century painter of history pieces, portraits and cabinet pieces. Above all, he appears to have been active as a painter of ‘wallpaper’. Until the mid-18th century, ‘wallpaper’ was not painted on paper but on coarsely woven linen. Wealthy citizens had their mansions or country estates adorned with ‘wallpaper’ with landscapes, exotic birds or chinoiseries. Willem Muys mainly painted ‘wallpaper’, which means that few of his works have been preserved. They are hardly represented in public collections. The works of his sons, Nicolaas en Robbert, both painters, are a little less rare. The painting with Rebecca and Eliezer...

Sebastiano Mazzoni Andata al calvario Olio su tela, Sec. XVI, cm 130x143; con cornice 167x153x9 Il dipinto rappresenta un episodio della Passione di Cristo cui accennano appena i Van...