The Rosary in Art – Women Praying The Rosary…
… After a long hiatus, I’ve returned to resume regular writing on the month honoring the rosary, the devotion that brought me to Catholicism. “The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary....
View ArticleThe Rosary is Manly…
… When I announced yesterday my plans to feature fine art with a rosary theme for the month of October, which is dedicated to the Holy Rosary, someone noted that they would like to see paintings of men...
View ArticlePortrait of a Widow at Her Devotions…
… Keeping with this month’s theme, the Holy Rosary. Leandro Bassano, c. 1590 Widow at Her Devtions The newly widowed women prays before a painting of the Birth of the Virgin Mary. See previous examples...
View ArticleSymbols of the Virgin Mary…
… Taking this month’s theme of the rosary in a direction away from portraits, today’s Rosary in Fine Art example is a still life by Dirck de Bray c. 1672. This particular still life incorporates...
View ArticleRosary Mysteries in Fine Art – Luminous Mysteries…
… So far this month I’ve featured portraits and rosary symbolism in fine art. Now I want to focus on the particular mysteries of the rosary to illustrate how the devotion, while wholly Marian in...
View ArticleIsaak Levitan …
… Autumn Day. Sokolniki, c. 1879. Isaak Levitan is considered one of the finest landscape painters in Russian Art and he was decidedly unpretentious in the subjects for his paintings. He remained...
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