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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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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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1000 Masterpieces of Decorative Art: Where creativity knows no bounds
This comprehensive selection covers a wide spectrum of decorative arts, including furniture, textiles, ceramics, and more, offering a visual journey through the finest examples of human creativity in the realm of ornamentation and design.
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The Ukrainian Icon: Artistic Journeys of Faith and Cultural Identity
Despite the strict stylistic considerations imposed by the genre, Ukrainian icons display a striking range and variety of backgrounds and contexts. The author has been awarded the Ukrainian Medal of Arts, the Order of Princess Olga.
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The Virgin: Masterpieces of Spiritual Beauty, Devotion and Grace
The presence of Mary within Western civilization has a long theological history of transformation. Scholars concur that during early Christianity there were other paramount feminine faces of spirituality, such as Sophia, who was understood to be the feminine aspect of the complex Christian God.
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1000 Paintings of Genius
Art Across Time: From the Middle Ages to the Digital Age of Instagram
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Congratulations on your birthday, Raphael!
Raphael (1483-1520), the Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, was a genius in and ahead of his time. Together with Michelangelo and da Vinci, he formed the classical trinity of this era and elaborated a rich style of harmony and geometry.
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The Virgin Mary from Early Medieval to Early Modern Art
This religious scene showcases a mother and her son, sometimes accompanied by other protagonists. Originally distant and formal, the relationship between the two figures was expressed with tendernessat the end of the Middle Ages and became more human.
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