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Divine Depictions: The Christ in Art Through the Ages
Since the dawn of Christianity, artists have been fascinated and stirred by the figure of Christ. His likeness appears in frescoes on the walls of catacombs that date from Roman times; he is featured in the stained glass windows of Gothic churches; and he can be found in various forms in today’s pop culture.
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What is Christmas?
The one thing everybody wants to find in their stockings on Christmas morning is A GOOD BOOK. This is also a time when everyone can give gifts to their loved ones.
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The Timeless Beauty of Russian Icons
Icon painting has reached its zenith in Ukraine between the 11th and 18th centuries. This art is appealing because of its great openness to other influences – the obedience to the rules of Orthodox Christianity in its early stages, the borrowing from Roman heritage or later to the Western breakthroughs – combined with a never compromised assertion of a distinctly Slavic soul and identity.
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Christmas presents come and go, a good book lasts a lifetime
Christmas is the best time for family reunions, for giving gifts, and for showing attachment and love for our loved ones. Offering an art book that recalls the history of Christianity and reading it on a cold snowy night is the ideal gift and the height of pleasure.
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Epiphany – Three Kings’ Day Celebration
The text below is the excerpt from the book Christ in Art, written by Ernest Renan, published by Parkstone International. Jesus was born in Nazareth, a small town in Galilee, which before him was unknown. All his life he was designated by the name of “Nazarene,” and it is only by an awkward detour that the legend succeeds in fixing his birth at Bethlehem. We shall further on see the motive of this supposition and how it was the necessary consequence of the Messianic character attributed to Jesus. The precise date of his birth is unknown. It occurred under the reign of Augustus, towards the year 750 of Rome, probably sometime in the…
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The Virgin in Art
“To Our Lady of Guadalupe Madonna of the Old and the New World with gratitude.”
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Best Art Books to Read This Christmas
What better way to get in the holiday spirit than with a good Christmas art book? A mix of classic tales and modern art, these books are sure to please every reader this holiday season. Each one is a perfect gift for displaying and for reading cover to cover. Let’s discover all of the wonderful holiday gift coverage with very special discount right in the below links: For US readers: https://www.kobo.com/p/boxingweek18 https://www.scribd.com/books/Lifestyle/Arts-Languages (particular for Christian titles) For UK readers: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/p/christmas2018 For Australia and New Zealand readers: https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/p/boxingweek2018ANZ Besides the list, we also encourage you to pick up a few new releases and make some time to read by the fire. Angels Even today, the splendid…
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The Wyeths: The only family who didn’t fight at Christmas
Such a family imbued by fame and public praise could only have lively and refined discussions at the table during Christmas, right? That’s how I imagine them at least. Holding glasses of wine while lifting their little fingers, fondling the mustaches they probably didn't have, and taking turns to offer their aesthetically cultured opinions. Or, they could just be like the rest of us: tipsy at holiday parties and slightly aggressive with each other at family gatherings.
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Join the Club
If I were to ask you what Camille Pissarro, Dermot Morgan (Ted), Abraham, Christmas, William, Steve Martin, God, Time, and Marlon Brando have in common, would you be able to come up with the solution? I’ll give you a couple of seconds… Father! They have all been referred to as “Father”. Many people (especially the British amongst us) will have heard of, and spent many an evening laughing at, Father Ted. Fathers Christmas and Time are personifications, both of whom appear in the Chronicles of Narnia interestingly enough. Father William is the hero of Lewis Carol’s satirical poem in Alice in Wonderland, and Father Abraham and God the Father are…
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