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B Epiphany 6, Art for Readings for February 12, 2012

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
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Artwork: Christ healing a leper
Artist: REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
Date: C. 1655
Technique: Drawing
Location: Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin
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B Epiphany 5, Art for Readings for February 5, 2012

BOSCH, Hieronymus
(b. ca. 1450, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, d. 1516, ‘s-Hertogenbosch)
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Mankind Beset by Devils (reverse of Noah panel)
1500-04
Oil on panel, diameter 32,4 cm (each)
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
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Mankind Beset by Devils (reverse of Rebel Angels panel)
1500-04
Oil on panel, diameter 32,4 cm (each)
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
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B Epiphany 1, Art for Readings for January 8, 2012

MORONI, Giovanni Battista
(b. 1525, Albino, d. 1578, Bergamo)
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The Baptism of Christ with a Donor
1550s
Oil on canvas, 104 x 113 cm
Private collection

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B The Holy Name, Art for Readings for January 1, 2012

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
(b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam)
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The Circumcision in the Stable
1654
Etching, 94 x 144 mm
(3.7 x 5.7 in.)

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B Nativity, Art for Readings for December 25, 2011

A Guide to Byzantine Icons
Many thanks to Fr. Rondeau for this link.
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The Nativity
Russian Icon
School of Novgorod
XVth century

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B Advent 3, Art for December 11, 2011

CLOUET, Jean
(b. 1485/90, Bruxelles, d. 1541, Paris)
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Portrait of François I as St John the Baptist
1518
Oil on wood, 96 x 79 cm
Privare collection

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Click for Clouet’s portrait of Francois I in normal garb. Click on the image to enlarge/fit page etc.



Francois I of France was a contemporary of Henry VIII. He seems to have attempted at times to steer a conciliatory course during the Reformation, before eventually pursuing tactics typical of a monarch of his times. Click to open the Wikipedia article on Francois I.

Art for St Margaret’s Day

St Margaret of Scotland
Window dedicated to the memory of Mary Ann,
wife of Anthony Metcalfe-Gibson of Coldbeck.
d. May 10,1925.
St Oswald
Ravenstonedale
Cumbria
Click to open St. Oswald’s Church presentation page at Cumbrian Churches Blog.


Click to open Wikipedia article for St. Margaret of Scotland.

It is often told of St. Margaret that she fed the hungry before she herself ate. Less told is that she rose early to say her devotions before the task of feeding.
 Join us in a Liturgy of Healing at St. Margaret’s Outreach Center, Thursday mornings at 9 a.m.
 and add your prayers of support for the continuance of St. Margaret’s work.
Click for St. Margaret’s Outreach Center.

All Saints Art for Readings Nov.1 (Celebrated Nov. 6), 2011

EYCK, Jan van
(b. before 1395, Maaseik, d. before 1441, Bruges)
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The Ghent Altarpiece: Adoration of the Lamb
1425-29
Oil on wood, 137,7 x 242,3 cm
Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent

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DÜRER, Albrecht
(b. 1471, Nürnberg, d. 1528, Nürnberg)
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The Revelation of St John: 13. The Adoration of the Lamb and the Hymn of the Chosen
1497-98
Woodcut, 39 x 28 cm
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe

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A Proper 19 Art for Readings September 11, 2011

ROSSELLI, Cosimo
(b. 1439, Firenze, d. 1507, Firenze)
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Crossing of the Red Sea
1481-82
Fresco, 350 x 572 cm
Cappella Sistina, Vatican
Click to open Web Gallery of Art display page. They mistakenly say Miriam is holding a drum, probably following the text which says tambourine. Artistic license has given her what looks like a type of zither. By including Miriam this painting works for both the Crossing of the Red Sea and the Song of Miriam – alternative readings for today.
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A Proper 18 Art for Readings September 4, 2011

BOUTS, Dieric the Elder
(b. ca. 1415, Haarlem, d. 1475, Leuven)
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The Feast of the Passover
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven
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It’s easy to spot the Jews – they’re in the pointy hats. Although widely used in a variety of works, this is not just an artistic convention. Follow the links below to explore the wearing of the Judenhut. sch

Click here for the Wikipedia entry ‘Jewish hat’.

Click here for the canons of the Twelfth Ecumenical Council: Lateran IV, 1215. Scroll down to canons 67 thru 70 regulating Jews.