A pro-Palestine activist completely destroyed Philip Alexius de László's 1914 unprotected portrait of Lord Balfour at Trinity College, University of Cambridge, March 8, 2024. Lord Balfour played a key role in the creation of Israel. Palestine Action admitted responsibility. The painting is irreplaceable; this is grand larceny. No one tackled her. The artist was of Jewish origin, and his painting of Pope Leo XIII earned him a Grand Gold Medal at the Paris International Exhibition in 1900, the same year he married Lucy Madeleine Guinness, a member of the banking branch of the Guinness family. They had six children and 17 grandchildren.
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Artist: Vincenzo Camuccini (1771–1844)
Title: La morte di Cesare Object type: painting Genre: history painting Date: between 1804 and 1805 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions height: 112 cm (44 in); width: 195 cm (76.7 in) Collection: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Accession number: OA 6582 (National Museum of Capodimonte) Place of creation: Italy Source/Photographer: own work, user:Rlbberlin Today: the Ides of March The Waterfront with Discopters
The future look of San Francisco as imagined in 1975 by Alexander Weygers in 1950. The artist had received a patent for his "discopter," and pictured the city with wharf-side and rooftop landing spaces for his futuristic vehicles. www.arthurchandler.com/ Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. (born Anton Schneider on 7 April 1961) is a Kazakhstani Roman Catholic bishop, the auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan. He is a member of the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra. He is a hero.
This is the reason you do not touch the host: your hands are not consecrated; his are. They become the hands of you know who. Who makes all the vestments? Some are very old, and laywomen and monastic women religious create new ones. As of 12/1/2023, Schneider's opportunities to travel have been restricted by Francis, Soviet-style.
Music: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons Spring 3 Producer: ℗ 2012 Universal Music Classics & Jazz, a division of Universal Music GmbH, Universal Music Group Richter, 2012 Release date: 01/1/2014 Musicians: Max Richter · Daniel Hope · Raphael Alpermann Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin Conductor: André de Ridder Recomposed by: Max Richter Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel (1850–1913)
Title: The Trial of Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc series: VI) Date: c. late 1909-early 1910 Medium: oil and gold leaf on canvas Dimensions: 75.57 × 171.45 cm (29 3/4 × 67 1/2 in.) Collection: National Gallery of Art Accession number: 2015.19.39 Credit line: Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection) Source/Photographer: https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/195567 Wikipedia “Soon after the siege of Orléans was lifted, Jean Gerson said that Joan’s male clothes and haircut were appropriate for her calling, as she was a warrior, and men’s clothes were more practical. “Cross-dressing may have helped her maintain her virginity by deterring rape and signaling her unavailability as a sexual object; scholars have stated that when she was imprisoned, wearing men’s clothes would have only been a minor deterrent to rape as she was shackled most of the time. “For most of her active life, Joan did not cross-dress to hide her gender. Rather, it may have functioned to emphasize her unique identity as La Pucelle [virgin or maiden], a model of virtue that transcends gender roles and inspires people.” The angels are genderless, not people. Joan said that God and the angels commanded her to wear men’s clothes. A lying saint? Don’t think so. Male and female saints are not historical footnotes. They are alive. Who do you think populates Heaven? Your pet cat? Our Lord did not come down, your cat to rescue. Saint Augustine
by Philippe de Champaigne Of Flanders, active in France Date: c. 1645 Size: 78.74 × 62.23 cm Medium: Oil on canvas Credit: Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art More: http://collections.lacma.org/node/171584 Augustine is the one who said, "To sing is to pray twice." Do you know from whence this comes? Latin Mass...before the Cannon of the Mass This rhetoric is why the leftist appointees in the FBI investigated us, and why the SPLC put us on their hate group list, and why leftists across the world (UN, WEC, EC, WHO, etcetera) fear us. When galvanized we are a formidable force. We will have the US military on our side despite the current leadership's efforts to feminize the armed forces. If we had a Joan of Arc, I would have no problem with that. Joan of Arc in Battle
Central Part of The Life of Joan of Arc Triptych Artist: Hermann Stilke (1803–1860) Object type: painting Genre: religious art Description: Central Part of The Life of Joan of Arc Triptych Depicted people: Joan of Arc Date: 1843 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 135 × 146 cm (53.1 × 57.4 in) Collection: Hermitage Museum Current location: The General Staff Building Room 350 Accession number: ГЭ-5005 Place of creation: Germany Object history: Winter Palace, 1925 People are searching the internet for the term, surreal. Featured image: Yves Tanguy - Mama, Papa is Wounded, 1927. Captions, via Creative Commons “The name of this surreal painting is like children’s cry and resembles broken family relations as well as strong sexual connotation of wounded masculinity of the Father, but the real meaning of the abstract and archetypal symbols has been never revealed by the artist and stayed enigmatic.” https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/surrealist-paintings/yves-tanguy-1 I scanned the Frenchman's life. Not much of interest except that he had a terrible marriage to an American woman, and maybe that relates to wounded masculinity, a prominent feature in our world today. What is the answer for men? Take on Christ's masculinity, no one else's, and that takes a lifetime. Dali - Corpus Hypercubus, polyhedron net of a tesseract
a message from Marc, Tom, and me every day Artist Philippe de Champaigne (1602–1674)
Title The Dream of Saint Joseph Object type painting Genre religious art Date between 1642 and 1643 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions height 82.4 in, width: 61.3 in Collection National Gallery Accession number NG6276 (National Gallery) References
long for my father of the same name every day The Dead Christ supported by Two Angels
Artist: Carlo Crivelli 1430-1495 Period: Italian Renaissance Style: conservative Late Gothic decorative sensibility Owner: The National Gallery, London Download: free under terms Not Vatican and not one royal family know how to govern like kings. The whole lot of them are spoiled leadership fails and completely irrelevant, unable to inspire loyalty because they have none. When you are in trouble, you close ranks and cut off those who are hurting the family. There is no other choice. There is no common man. He wants to be caught up in a glorious cause. That’s the whole point of school. Cut the pope out for treason! The Fall of the Rebel Angels
1562 Pieter Bruegel the Elder Concerto in C for Seven Trumpets 1770 Johann Ernst Altenburg, taught by his father to trumpet Did He wear a loin cloth on the cross? The answer is complex. As is typical for me, I scanned a very long explanation. It comes from Catholic Answers, and the question is looked at from an artistic point of view. I excerpted what seemed to be most relevant. I numbered the direct quotes, which appeared sequentially in the research, to make them easier to read. Very slight editing was done to fix spelling.
The author is Herbert Thurston. “Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, philosophy, history, culture, and more. Like most works that are more than a century old, though, it may occasionally use anachronistic language or present outdated scientific information. Accordingly, in offering this resource Catholic Answers does not thereby endorse every assertion or phrase in it.” https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/cross-and-crucifix-the Getty image
news.artnet.com/art-world/michelangelo-sculpture-returned-to-florence-basilica-916139 “Michelangelo sculpted the piece at 18, when he was living with the Augustine monks at Santo Spirito following the death of his first patron, Lorenzo de Medici. The monks let him do anatomical studies of the corpses from the church’s attached hospital. As a thank you, Michelangelo carved this crucifix for their high altar around 1492.” … “Specialists and art historians are still in disagreement as to its authenticity.” The former federal judge, age 76, is appointed to run Trump's businesses. Before any financial decisions are made, Jones must approve, effectively making her the acting CEO. The Trump companies are required to pay her fees and expenses, and several thousand $s per hour will blast a crack lawyer into the jet stream. Any experience starting, owning, or running a business? Text 00000@justanotherlawyer. Latin root of the verb infinitive to humiliate: humiliare, to make low or humble Latin root of the verb infinitive to humble: humiliare, to make low or humble Conventional wisdom and the dictionary agree that “humiliate” and “humble” are different, but that is not so for a Catholic. I used to think that the Resurrection was the greatest event in history. Now I think the Incarnation was. He who made me, joined me, and had all the emotions I have, not some, all. At the Crucifixion, out of the thousands of people who acclaimed Him, three people stood and watched Him die. What mother would not do that for her son? So, really, there were only two, John and Mary Magdalen. If you tell me that Christ did not feel humiliated and humbled, in short, inadequate, I’d say you were wrong. His Incarnation humiliates and humbles me. Why any person is not overwhelmed by desire for the humiliated and humbled One, I cannot answer. Why’s only get a person closer to death. Aphrodite of Menophantos
Venus pudica is the best-known copy type of the Venus of Cnidus and bears the signature of the sculptor Menophantos: “work by Menophantos, after the Aphrodite in the Troad”. The marble sculpture is Greek art from the 1st century BC, found at a Catholic monastery and now at the National Roman Museum. Look at her, goddess of the humiliated and humbled. Time spent at Mass or with Alexander (10) or Josh (32) stirs the cauldron of emotions. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Be careful about blaming the devil for anything: faults are internal. Yes, I pray the St. Michael prayer at every Mass, but I give it no further thought, and you will find few words on the devil in the blog, nor will you find much on prophecy or predictions. If you need an exorcism, go to a Catholic priest. That’s all I have to say. The lines are known by almost everyone, but few recognize Shakespeare’s recusancy in Julius Caesar. Good writers disguise their thoughts. Marcus Junius Brutus, born c. 85 BC, died 42 BC, COD suicide, murdered Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BC. (Oremus Let us pray, related word oration)
Mark Antony's Oration over the Body of Caesar George Edward Robertson (1864–1926) Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service Date: c. 1894–1895 Medium: oil on canvas Measurements: H 134 x W 193 cm Accession number: HAPMG: 1920.55 Acquisition method: gift, 1920 Mark holds Caesar’s will, and the only man who looks at the body and is truly horrified is the hooded monk standing behind Mark and hiding from the crowd. The monk holds himself up with a hand on Mark’s right arm and stands at his right hand. Who is at God’s right hand? “St. Philip Neri, the most laughable and laughed at saint in Saintdom...
“Neri often visited the Catacombs to pray and meditate, and it was there in the month of May or June 1544 that he was mysteriously thrown to the floor and a ball of fire ‘entered his mouth and lodged in his chest.’ “Soon recovering from the shock, he put his hand to his left side and found a swelling as large as his fist. St. Philip Neri was a mystic even before this, but at this time in his life his mystical experiences reached a climax and left the visible mark he carried to his grave. “... a heart so inflamed with the love of God that it forced two ribs into an arch over his heart to give the appearance of a tumor. “Doctors learned this only at an autopsy on the day of his death. ‘...[T]here has never been more than one case of a heart so inflamed with the love of God as to break the ribs of the encasing body.’” By Philip C. Fenton, S.J., excerpted from an article published in the May 1958 issue of Extension magazine Caravaggio (1571–1610)
Title Italian: San Giovanni Battista Title English: Saint John the Baptist Object type: painting Genre: religious art Style: Baroque, intense realism & naturalism Description: John the Baptist in the wilderness Date: between circa 1604 and circa 1606 Medium: oil and chiaroscuro on canvas Dimensions: height: 37 in ; width: 51.5 in Collection: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica References:
A satisfying departure from seeing JB as a man in rags, the subject was an unnamed boy Caravaggio knew. He painted no less than eight JB's. He has a bowl and rock for mashing honey and locusts, uh, a very Lenten diet and why I am not a saint. looksmaxxing definition: extreme transformation and face contouring trending: dangerous narcissism JB: no to that This is a repost for those who are unaware of its history, trimmed a bit to make it readable.
The summary comes from Wikipedia, a resource I use because the entry on the Catholic Church is accurate and because entries go through a reviewing and editing process. If anyone has a better resource that is not too complicated, please provide a link. “The earliest surviving account of the celebration of the Eucharist or Mass in Rome is that of Saint Justin Martyr (died c. 165), in chapter 67 of his First Apology: … “The descriptions of the Mass liturgy in Rome by Hippolytus (died c. 235) and Novatian (died c. 250) are similar to Justin’s. … “It is unclear when the language of the celebration changed from Greek to Latin. Pope Victor I [pontiff 189-199, saint] may have been the first to use Latin in the liturgy in Rome. Others think Latin was finally adopted nearly a century later. The change was probably gradual, with both languages being used for a while. … “The Roman Missal that Pope Pius V issued at the request of the Council of Trent (1545-1563) gradually established uniformity within the Western Church after a period that had witnessed regional variations in the choice of Epistles, Gospels, and prayers at the Offertory, the Communion, and the beginning and end of Mass. “With the exception of a few dioceses and religious orders, the use of this Missal was made obligatory, giving rise to the 400-year period when the Roman-Rite Mass took the form now known as the Tridentine Mass.” We use the 1962 edition of the Missal. Its 1,850 pages are so good, so comprehensive, so eloquent that they are all I need for daily living. For example, the Morning Prayer contains references to Proverbs, Psalms, Lamentations, and Isaiah. The Mass itself is printed in Latin and the vernacular on each page. The 1962 was the last printing before certain men claimed that the spirit of Vatican II entitled them to start removing, rewording, reinventing, and retranslating every part of the Mass. See https://www.robertedunn.com/mass-of-the-ages.html. If possible, leave the New Order church, which is on a downward slope. Recommendations: FSSP, SSPX, ICKSP. There are a few other traditional religious orders. Do a search. Beginning in 2020, my church of St. Stephen the First Martyr in Sacramento doubled. We have 1,500 registered members and 104 altar boys, and this tremendous growth is the trend in America. I meet two to five new people every Sunday at 6. One of my ranching friends drives 130 miles one-way to get to Mass. Third Commandment. Memento mori (long version) Look behind. Remember thou art mortal. Remember you must die. Mass at 6pm yesterday, Ash Wednesday, entirely sung by priest and choir, was the third Mass of the day and so crowded that the parish hall next door had to be used. Confession started at 5:30 and extended to the end. We have 100% attendance at Sunday Mass. The great Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu, known as Cardinal Richelieu (l’Éminence rouge, or “the Red Eminence”), was a French statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church. I knew he was admirable when writing a long essay about him in college. This piece by historian Will Durrant is not boring textbook history. Durrant graduated from Saint Peter's College (BA, 1907) and Columbia University (PhD, 1917). Antipope Francis has no Richelieu skills. Richelieu in armor, c/o artstation's Nayadet Ghio, Digital & Traditional Artist / IG: @nayadet_ghio_artwork
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/688OwV There was a food fight once every year in my all-boys school.
Fr. Curtis, FSSP, said, “The day is coming you all dread.” Title: The Fight Between Carnival and Lent Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder Date: 1559 monkeys Thomas Weinandy, OFM Cap “In 2017, Weinandy wrote a letter charging that Francis is fostering ‘chronic confusion’, ‘demeaning’ the importance of doctrine, appointing bishops who ‘scandalize’ believers with dubious ‘teaching and pastoral practice’, giving prelates who object the impression they will be ‘marginalized or worse’ if they speak out, causing many faithful Catholics to ‘lose confidence in their supreme shepherd’. Weinandy resigned from his position as consultant to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine.” straightforward and factual - Wikipedia The Cadaver Synod, by unfriendly Jean-Paul Laurens, 1870, Nantes Museum of Art, provides a way to editorialize in the face of what we face in the Church now. When things are sorted out, hang the picture in a dungeon.
Believing God will not lighten the burden, faith sinks and lies six fathoms down. Listen to my highest recommend, “The Oblong Box”, by Poe. photo by Bon Duong
St. Stephen the First Martyr, Sacramento, CA church shape upside down Ark, keel not shown Cubism is described as the application of multiple perspectives, the use of geometric shapes, a monochromatic color palette, and a flattened picture plane. Jesus The Jewish Iraqi-British businessman, b. 1943 in Baghdad, was educated at Christ’s College, a secondary school in Finchley, north London. Married a bunch of times, he made a funny comment about himself, which I like for its ironic humility.
“According to the Times Online, Saatchi is ‘reclusive’, even hiding from clients when they visited his agency’s offices and, as of February 2009, has only ever granted two newspaper interviews. He does not attend his own exhibition openings; when asked why by the Sunday Telegraph, he replied: ‘I don’t go to other people’s openings, so I extend the same courtesy to my own.’” British newspapers have a long history. This painting is the second example of cubism in my blog, the first by ELYSE DODGE. “This masterpiece … depicts Titan Prometheus in agony as he is devoured by a vicious eagle. According to the Greek myth, Prometheus stole fire on Mount Olympus from the gods to give to humanity, so Rubens chose to show the moment in which the king of the Olympians, Zeus, ordered he be chained to a rock and have his liver eaten by an eagle every day. Rubens created this work together with the artist Frans Snyders.
“According to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where this masterpiece is held, the asymmetrical composition was inspired by Titian’s picture of the giant Tityus (1548-49) and the figure of Prometheus was derived from Michelangelo’s prototypes.” explanation given by artdevivre.com Rubens 1577-1640 countertenor highest male register Psalm 126 Douay-Rheims https://www.drbo.org/chapter/21126.htm#:~:text=1%20Unless%20the%20Lord%20build,eat%20the%20bread%20of%20sorrow. “Even after his voice changed at age 13, Scholl continued to sing as a countertenor…In an interview with iclassics.com, Scholl said, ‘Singing is just very natural; I’ve always done it, every day, and I’ve always enjoyed it.’” -Encyclopedia.com Some tenors can reach this register with practice, but it remains fairly hard to do. I’ve heard Andreas sing at a lower register, he says baritone, but it sounds tenor. |
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