Do you like his art?
Flannery O'Connor said, "The grotesque reminds us that the world is mysterious; we cannot ever acquire enough knowledge to render it completely explainable. It reminds us of our limited, if disturbing, creativity in the face of such a world. The grotesque unmasks the distortion and brokenness of the fallen world." I think that one of the seven deadly sins is displayed to show wretchedness and is, perhaps, the stuff of dreams only. The video is long, and I will return to it several times because the art could give me some ideas for the short stories we are writing. There are about a hundred drawings by my "apprentice", though I'm not always sure who the apprentice is. Sometimes, I ask him to explain his drawings.
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The symbols come from Ezekiel.
upper left Matthew; upper right Mark lower left Luke; lower right John Matthew’s symbol is a man/angel because he begins his Gospel with Christ’s human genealogy, focusing on Christ the Man. Mark’s symbol is a lion because his Gospel starts off with a roar. In the first chapter, we are confronted with the fiery words of St. John the Baptist, the “voice of one crying in the wilderness.” Luke’s symbol is an ox, an animal of sacrifice. The first event he recounts is the apparition of the Archangel Gabriel to Zechariah, the father of St. John the Baptist. Zechariah, a priest, is offering sacrifice to God in the temple when Gabriel announces the impending birth of John the Baptist. John’s symbol is an eagle. In his Gospel, he “soars” above earthly events to contemplate the Divinity of Christ.
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commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Paul_Rubens_110.jpg Title: The Tiger Hunt Artist: Peter Paul Rubens, 1577-1640, Flemish Collection: Museum of Fine Arts Rennes, FR Medium: oil on canvas Genre: genre art Style: Baroque 1617-1618 The tiger is not the most dangerous game. Listen to The Most Dangerous Game. These are unchartered waters for me in an oversexualized world, so here we go. Lonely Catholic and non-Catholic men, both single and married, are in abundance on Reddit and YT. Unless men are playing contact sports, and men over 40 get injured, remoteness is common, and working men find little time to fraternize. One does not have to be a biological father. A way of expressing what I have to say led me to these images: the first shows fun and the second shows affection. left: good, Unsplash
right: maybe better, Guido Reni, Saint Joseph with the Infant Jesus, c. 1635, Baroque painter of religious, mythological, and allegorical subjects https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St-barbara.jpg
Description: English, Saint Barbara; Русский [Russian], Святая Варвара. Patron saint of Artillery, combat engineer, missileers, including those of the Strategic Rocket Forces, the Missile and Artillery Forces, and the Air Defense Forces, Space Force, and the United States Army Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery Branches, Barbara was martyred in 267. She holds a palm branch and a dagger. My departed and very funny mother was afraid of no one. What caught my attention was the brightness. I think it has something to do with the gray cloud. The angelic oarsman has an unusually large arm and leg, and two baby angels are helping by pushing the boat, or trying to get in?
Artist: unknown Date: sometime 1750-1810 Style: after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian Rococo, 1696-1770) If you tap on Tiepolo, you will see 10 pages of his paintings and drawings. I have an artist friend who works primarily in pottery out of a facility in Sacramento. www.clayimco.com/
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Title: The Deposition Description: Descent from the Cross Dimensions: height 13.9 feet; width 10.2 feet Artist: Jean Jouvenet Date painted: 1697 Louvre Museum My friend Josh and I think that the nails must have been pried out of the cross with His hands and feet still attached. His Blood had been drained when the Roman soldier pierced His side. I count five men lifting, lowering, pulling in a bloodless rendering. The Sacrifice of the Mass is unbloody. Distance from San Francisco: 32 miles
Title: Farallon Islands, Pacific Ocean, California Artist: Albert Bierstadt Date: 1872 Medium: oil on paperboard mounted on masonite Style: romantic luminism Owner: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art not on view to the public Title: Nile
Location: Vatican Museum Artist: unknown This colossal statue of the Nile River was found in 1513 in Campo Marzio, a district of Rome. The river is shown as a venerable old man stretched out on his side with his eyes on a kid and cornucopia of fruit that he grasps in his left hand and ears of wheat in his right hand. Egypt is represented by the presence of a sphinx, on which the figure of the Nile supports himself, and by some exotic animals, and is enlivened by sixteen children who allude to the sixteen cubits of water by which the Nile rises for its annual flood. The base of the statue is decorated with a Nile landscape of pygmies, hippopotamus, and crocodiles. (The time spent finding and summarizing information on the sculpture, about a half hour, was worth it because it is so extraordinary, grapes and wheat uh-huh, uh-huh, I like it.) A hormone device was allegedly implanted in an 11-year-old girl 'claiming' a desire to transition from female to male. I had to reread the sentence in the report because transitions, unlike those used in good writing, are directionally confusing (trans man, trans woman). The Department of Justice charged the MD who revealed what was going on at Texas Children's Hospital with four felony counts. The doctor called the federal government a leviathan. https://lawenforcementtoday.com/surgeon-charged-after-blowing-the-whistle-on-gender-affirming-surgeries-on-minors Title: Destruction of Leviathan
Artist: Gustave Doré Medium: engraving Date: 1865 The name Leviathan comes from the Hebrew Livyatan, which comes from a root that means “to twist, turn, wind, or coil.” Today the name is used to refer to a sea monster or any gigantic, powerful thing. love these classicists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cole_Thomas_The_Course_of_Empire_Destruction_1836.jpg
Title: Destruction Artist: Thomas Cole 1801-1848 Series title: The Course of Empire Genre: landscape painting Date: 1836 Medium: oil Dimensions: height 39.5 in; width 63.5 in Collection: New-York Historical Society Accession number: 1858.4 Place of creation: USA Thomas Cole was founder of the Hudson River School turning out art that flourished in the mid-19th century. Influenced by Romantic and realistic styles, and father of five, the English-born American painted nature in detail. Latin was originally in all caps. Mark Twain mentions in his autobiography his childhood friend Tom Blankenship as inspiration for Huckleberry Finn: “In Huckleberry Finn, I have drawn Tom Blankenship exactly as he was. He was ignorant, unwashed, and insufficiently fed; but he had as good a heart as ever any boy had. His liberties were totally unrestricted.” drawing of Finn age 13 with a rabbit and a gun
from the original 1884 edition of the book After the Crucifixion, this is the most amazing event. A true believer has experienced the same. It is imperceptible and only knowable in hindsight. I did at eight, having done nothing to earn this reception, others at other ages. The event for the apostles is amazing because I don't know of another time when the Holy Ghost descended on an entire group at the same time. I know there have been mass conversions, but I'm not sure what happened. The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682) The National Gallery, London Mary looks at Him. Joseph looks at us as if to say, "Well, look at my prize, the boy Who will love me." The painting forms an upside down cross, how Peter was crucified. Whenever I go to church, my gaze fixes on JMJ. It is my duty to protect my priests, other Christs. I did a search on “Warrior Priest” and found that there is such a category in a video online game called WarHammer.
That’s where the image comes from, and while fantasy role play games are not the usual stuff of my blog posts, the phenomenon is part of the whole fantasy subculture, and like The Lord of the Rings, good fantasy teaches good lessons. There, in an online fantasy game, is an image of a priest who is also a warrior and that’s where I got the image for the post, and check it out–does that guy have on the “full armor of God” or what? Father Dwight Longenecker When He spoke the parables, people were rapt in attention and listened... silently. At the Last Supper (Mass), Thomas, Bartholomew, Simon, James, Andrew, Peter, John, James, Philip, Matthew, Thaddeus, and Judas received at the altar... silently. At Pentecost, no hootin’ and hollerin’ broke out when the Holy Ghost came into the hearts of those present, and no speakin’ gibberish followed. They knew silently. Vicente Juan Masip, c. 1562 Do your best to avoid isms, and He will find you.
15th century Francis of Paola 1416: born 1464: Francis wanted to cross the Straits of Messina to reach Sicily, but a boatman refused to take him. Francis laid his cloak on the water, tied one end to his staff to make a sail, and sailed across with his companions. 1507: died 19th century Franz Liszt 1811: born 1833-39: Franz had three children with his mistress. 1862: He wrote "St. Francis Paola Walking on the Waves". 1865: He became a Franciscan tertiary (disputed) and took the four minor orders of the Roman Catholic Church, though he never became a priest. For more than a year he did not touch the piano. During this period Liszt took an active dislike to the career of a virtuoso. 1886: died Two sources gave the information sought. One was Reddit, and the other was a dissertation from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Title: Christ Embracing St. Bernard Artist: Francesc Ribalta 1565-1628 Date: between 1625 and 1627 Collection: Museo del Prado Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist., (1090-1153) was an abbot, mystic, and co-founder with Hugues de Payens of the Knights Templar, and reformed the Benedictines through a nascent Cistercian Order. We need a Bernard or Hugues to step into the fray. Which Lara will give birth to our Superman? 1729 – born Olot, Spain 1736 (age 6) – enters the choir school of the Monastery of Montserrat 1746 (age 17) – appointed Choir Master in Lleida 1752 (age 23) – admitted to the Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial 1753 (age 24) – begins studying under Domenico Scarlatti & José de Nebra 1783 (age 54) – dies Father Soler's birthplace, Olot, is between the Fluvia River and the Pyrenees Mountains. Known for a 20-hour workday, he was appointed music teacher for the Infantes Antonio and Gabriel, sons of King Carlos III. He reminds me of John Vianney, known to hear confessions for 12-14 hours a day, which is quite a contrast to New Order churches where confessions are heard for one hour on Saturday. At Latin Mass churches confessions are heard every day. Title: Retrato de Carlos III, niño (Carlos III at nine)
Artist: Jean Rank Curator: Museo del Prado https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carlos_III,_ni%C3%B1o.jpg Title: Allegory of the Catholic Faith
Artist: Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, b. 1632, d. 1675 Delft) Date: c. 1670–72 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 Accession Number: 32.100.18 Vermeer had 10 children. From the curator This picture, made at a moment when public celebrations of the Mass were forbidden in the Dutch Republic, draws on the complex language of allegory to depict the triumph of the Catholic Church. A woman, representing the church itself, places one foot atop a globe, while in the foreground the cornerstone of the church crushes the serpent of evil. Vermeer converted to Catholicism before his marriage, and this painting, which includes a table laden with chalice, missal, and crucifix, may also refer to the celebration of the Mass in "hidden churches" within private homes. The Crucifixion scene in the background is based on a painting in Vermeer’s collection by the Flemish artist Jacob Jordaens. Blessed Anna Taigi confirmed to General Michaud, Catholic aide-de-camp of the Tsar, that Tsar Alexander I became a Catholic on his deathbed. “...The Emperor died a Catholic, and is in Purgatory. He is saved for his charity to his neighbor, and for protecting the Pope and the Church.” This is disputed by encyclopedia.com, but if a Catholic blessed says it happened, it happened. https://catholicism.org/russias-catholic-tsar.html A second source repeats the claim https://kolbecenter.org/kolbe-report-3-11-23/ The name of Claude Ignace François Michaud (Oct. 28, 1751- Oct. 19, 1835) is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe.
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At age 18 Jesus permitted Joseph to die. Some say Joseph couldn't bear what was to come.
The painting is thought to be by F. S. Shuman, an artist from Alexandria, VA, and hangs in the Basilica of St. Mary, founded in 1795 and located in Alexandria. It was the first Catholic parish in the Commonwealth of Virginia and West Virginia, one state territory until 1863. President George Washington, father of the country, made the first contribution, equivalent to $1,200 today, for the creation of a Catholic parish.
This painting is magnificent for the way Jesus looks at Joseph. |
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