"Prophets are uncomfortable to be around. They may influence people but they certainly do not make friends by telling us hard truths we would rather not hear, especially when they claim to speak for God. Much is made of their ability to foretell the future, but, in reality, prophets simply warn us with provocative and threatening words of the…
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As we enter the last two months of the summer, my theme is the Hosts of Heaven with the Western Christian feast day in late September of Saint Michael and all the angels in mind. The quartet of artworks now on view in the From Realms of Glory gallery in the Themes of Faith section show worshipful angels in…
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For the first two months of the summer season, I'm taking up the pastoral theme of the Good Shepherd, presenting three new images of this beloved biblical subject in different variations by Ukrainian Greek Catholic artists from the new school of iconography in the West Ukrainian cultural center of Lviv. Ivan Dashko creates holy images in the style of…
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May is traditionally devoted to the Virgin Mary. In this Marian month, I'm presenting a trio of images from women icon makers in wartime Ukraine, offering modern variations on the Madonna of Mercy, where the Mother of Christ is shown sheltering people under her cloak. The oldest existing depiction is a late 13th century panel from the Sienese Master,…
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Western Christians celebrated Easter this year on the last day of March. For the month of April, I'm adding three new images of Christ's Post-Resurrection appearances by Cypriot Icon-maker Charalambos Epaminonda to The Resurrection of Christ gallery of The Life of Christ section. The trio of acrylic on wood paintings are part of a multi-year project Epaminonda began in…
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For the season of Lent this year I'm presenting four drawings from British Artist Peter Howson, whose harrowing studies of the Crucifixion have been compared with the Isenheim Altarpiece of North European Renaissance Master Matthias Grunewald. Two mixed media sketches with chaotic linework depict the Crucifixion as a surging crowd scene and show the Beloved Disciple and the two…
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For the holiday season, I'm presenting four tinted drypoint prints of episodes from the Christmas Story--the Birth in Bethehem, the Visitation of the Shepherds, the Adoration of the Wise Men, and the Flight into Egypt--from Czech Graphic Artist Jaroslav Dajc. They can be found on the pages of The Coming of Christ gallery in The Life of Christ section.…
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For the month of November, I'm uploading a quartet of images by international printmakers from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection to The Annunciation page of The Coming of Christ gallery of The Life of Christ section, illustrating the "prequel" to the Christmas story, when the Angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to tell her she had been chosen…
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