09 works, Today, August 15th, is the Dormition of the Virgin Mary day, her story illustrated #227

James Tissot, (1836–1902)
What Our Lord Saw from the Cross, between 1886 and 1894
Gouache over graphite on gray-green wove paper
24.8 × 23 cm (9.7 × 9 in)
Brooklyn Museum

Jacques Joseph Tissot (15 October 1836–8 August 1902), Anglicized as James Tissot, was a French painter and illustrator. He was a successful painter of Paris society before moving to London in 1871. He became famous as a genre painter of fashionably dressed women shown in various scenes of everyday life. He also painted scenes and characters from the Bible. More on James Tissot

Hanging on the Cross in agony, Jesus remembered His Mother, and indicating the Apostle John He said to her: Woman, behold thy son. After that, He said to John: Behold thy mother. And so, providing for His Mother, He breathed His last…

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07 Works, Today, March 24th, is St. Gabriel the Archangel’s Day, With Footnotes – #82

Pinturicchio, (1454–1513)
St. Gabriel the Archangel, c. 1501
Fresco
Collegiate church Santa Maria Maggiore

Pintoricchio or Pinturicchio, whose formal name was Bernardino di Betto, also known as Benetto di Biagio or Sordicchio, c.1454–1513, Umbrian painter whose real name was Bernardino di Betto. A prolific and facile painter, he was influenced by Perugino, with whom he collaborated on the frescoes for the Sistine Chapel. Pinturicchio worked chiefly in Perugia, Rome, and Siena. He decorated the Borgia apartments in the Vatican and several churches in Rome. His most elaborate project was the decoration of the cathedral library in Siena. In the Metropolitan Museum are many panels of mythological scenes from the ceiling of the reception room in the Palazzo del Magnifico in Siena. More on Pinturicchio

Gabriel, in the Abrahamic religions, is an archangel. He was first described in the Hebrew Bible and was subsequently adopted by other traditions…

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09 works, Today, November 11th, is Martin of Tours’ day, his story illustrated #314

Winifred Margaret Knights (1899–1947)
Scenes from The Life of Saint Martin of Tours by Winifred Knights (c.1928-33)
Milner Memorial Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral

Martin was born around 330 of pagan parents. His father was a senior officer in the Roman army. A few years after Martin’s birth, his father was given veteran status and was allocated land on which to retire in northern Italy, where Martin grew up…

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10 works, Today, September 30th, is Saint Jerome’s day, his story illustrated #272

Leonardo da Vinci
Saint Jerome Praying in the Wilderness,” begun c. 1483
Vatican Museums, Vatican City State

Saint Jerome (ca. 345–420) was an early Christian biblical scholar. The official Latin Bible of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vulgate, is largely the product of his labors of translation and revision…

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12 works, Today, September 26th, is Saint John the Evangelist’s day, his story illustrated #268

El Greco, (1541–1614)
Opening of the Fifth Seal, The Vision of Saint John, from 1608 until 1614
Oil on canvas
87.5 × 76 in (222.2 × 193 cm); 88.5 × 78.5 in (224.7 × 199.3 cm)
Metropolitan Museum, New York

Saint John came from Bethsaida, a poor village in Galilee. He was the son of Zebedee the fisherman and of Salome, the daughter of Joseph, the Betrothed of the Virgin Mary. Joseph had four sons by his first marriage: James, Joses, Jude, and Simon, and three daughters: Esther, Martha, and Salome. Thus, Jesus Christ our Savior was the uncle of Saint John the Theologian, since He was the half-brother of John’s mother Salome…

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07 works, Today, August 31st, is the Cincture of the Theotokos’ day, it’s story illustrated #243

Unknown artist
The Cincture (Sash) and the Most Holy Mother of God
I have no further description, at this time

The Cincture of the Theotokos is an alleged relic of the Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary), now in the Vatopedi monastery on Mount Athos, which is venerated by some members of the Orthodox Church. The word “cincture” (Greek: zone) is sometimes also translated as “belt”, “sash” or “girdle”. It is the Orthodox equivalent of the Girdle of Thomas in the Western church, and the Syriac Holy Girdle…

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11 works, Today, August 25th, is Saint Louis IX’s day, his story illustrated #237

Jules-Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911)
Saint Louis IX of France, c. 1897
Fresco
Palais de Justice, Paris.

Louis IX (1214–1270), or St. Louis, was king of France from 1226 to 1270. One of the greatest French kings, he consolidated the Crown’s control over the great lords, proved his passion for justice, and went on two crusades…

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09 works, Today, August 15th, is the Dormition of the Virgin Mary day, her story illustrated #227

James Tissot, (1836–1902)
What Our Lord Saw from the Cross, between 1886 and 1894
Gouache over graphite on gray-green wove paper
24.8 × 23 cm (9.7 × 9 in)
Brooklyn Museum

Hanging on the Cross in agony, Jesus remembered His Mother, and indicating the Apostle John He said to her: Woman, behold thy son. After that, He said to John: Behold thy mother. And so, providing for His Mother, He breathed His last.

John had a home on Mount Zion, in Jerusalem, in which the Theotokos then lived. She dwelt there to the end of her days on earth. By her prayers, kind guidance, meekness and patience, she greatly assisted her Son’s apostles…

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07 Works, Today, March 24th, is St. Gabriel the Archangel’s Day, With Footnotes – #82

Pinturicchio, (1454–1513)
St. Gabriel the Archangel, c. 1501
Fresco
Collegiate church Santa Maria Maggiore

Gabriel, in the Abrahamic religions, is an archangel. He was first described in the Hebrew Bible and was subsequently adopted by other traditions.

In the Hebrew Bible, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions. The archangel appears in such other ancient Jewish writings as the Book of Enoch. Alongside archangel Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of Israel, defending this people against the angels of the other nations…

 

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