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How Fra Angelico shaped the image of the Virgin Mary
His works blend humility and majesty, capturing Mary’s role as both a compassionate mother and a queen of Heaven. Fra Angelico’s art remains a testament to his deep faith and his ability to convey sacred themes with transcendent artistry.
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End of Days: Apocalyptic imagery and symbolism through the Ages
The apocalypse represents humanity’s enduring fear of destruction and the unknown. Rooted in religious texts, mythology, and cultural narratives, the apocalypse symbolizes the ultimate end - whether through divine judgment, natural catastrophe, or human-made disaster.
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L’imagination de William Blake : Un pont entre le divin et l’humain
Bien que sous-estimé de son vivant, il est aujourd'hui reconnu comme une figure révolutionnaire qui a remis en question les conceptions traditionnelles de l'art, de la religion et de la société. Ses œuvres célèbres, telles que Les chants de l'innocence et de l'expérience et Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer, continuent d'inspirer et de captiver le public par leur profond symbolisme et leur profondeur philosophique.
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The imagination of William Blake: Bridging the Divine and the Human
Despite being underappreciated during his lifetime, he is now recognized as a revolutionary figure who challenged traditional views of art, religion, and society. His famous works, such as Songs of Innocence and of Experience and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, continue to inspire and captivate audiences with their profound symbolism and philosophical depth.
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The heavenly brush of Fra Angelico: Master of early Renaissance
Secluded within cloister walls, a painter and a monk, and brother of the order of the Dominicans, Angelico devoted his life to religious paintings. Little is known of his early life except that he was born at Vicchio, in the broad fertile valley of the Mugello, not far from Florence, that his name was Guido de Pietro, and that he passed his youth in Florence, probably in some bottegha, for at twenty he was recognised as a painter.
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Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur
One of the top Internet trends is undoubtedly cats. Pictures of felines wearing absurd clothes or doing funny stunts run rampant in the virtual world. Becoming the crazy cat-lady was everyone single girl’s worst nightmare, but owning cats is now the cool thing? I mean, if you don’t instagram a photo of your cat wearing tights, do you even exist? If fifty people don’t like the video you posted of your cat chasing its tail, does that mean your Facebook friends aren’t actually your friends? It seems that people have to validate their existence by constantly posting pictures and videos online. And for some reason cats are the best subject.…
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Angels à la mode
Close your eyes and picture an angel. Now open them again so you can read the rest of this blog. What did you imagine? I’m guessing a woman wearing a long floaty white dress, effortlessly hovering in the sky (though mysteriously not beating her wings), with a halo atop her long blonde hair and maybe strumming a harp. Was I right? It is no coincidence that our imagined angels conform to the same stereotypes. In 2008, 55% of Americans, 67% of Canadians and 38% of Britons professed their belief in the existence of guardian angels, and for many they take the “classical” form (human appearance, exceedingly beautiful and blindingly…
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