Saturday, November 17, 2012
Art Nouveau Dancer
Salome (1906). Another version by the German Symbolist and Art Nouveau painter Franz von Stuck (1863-1928).
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Old Symbols still working
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Opulent Feast
Friday, October 19, 2012
Hard working Ruth
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Cool Judith
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Beautiful Esther
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Herodiade - a Sketch
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Eva Negra
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The Harlot Queen
Friday, August 10, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Family Discussion
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Childish Heroine
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Astonished Nude
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Penitent Mary Magdalene
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Seductive Eve
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Lots of Gestures
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Bloody Lolita
Friday, May 11, 2012
Cool stylish Bathsheba
Friday, May 4, 2012
Women with Snake
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Poor Hagar
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Sweet Susanna
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Good selling Sins
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Oriental Salome
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Neoclassicist Bathsheba
Friday, March 9, 2012
A Penitent Sinner
Despite Mary Magdalene isn’t mentioned much in the Bible and the Vatican decided in recent years that she wasn’t a prostitute, her image stays with this fame. It’s not even sure that it was always “Mary Magdalene” when it is spoken of her in the Gospels or the Gnostic writings. There are so many Marys, that it may even be that characteristics from various real women had been formed up the myth of Mary Magdalene. But anyway this is about images and there Mary Magdalene is really important.
In art it is usually assumed that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute, which means a beautiful but sinful woman with fancy clothes and long opulent hair.
Later when she became one of Jesus' most fervent disciples she removed her gaudy clothes and dressed in a humble white frock. And most important she repented her former sinful live. So she became the icon of a penitent sinner, especially a penitent woman, a symbol of repentance for the vanities of the world.
Mary Magdalene (c. 1565) by the Italian Renaissance Titian (also Tiziano Vecellio) (c. 1485-1576). Here are already depicted most of the important signs characterizing Mary Magdalene. A beautiful, seductive woman with a barely covered breast, long hair. But she’s praying for salvation and she has a book, meaning THE book.
In art it is usually assumed that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute, which means a beautiful but sinful woman with fancy clothes and long opulent hair.
Later when she became one of Jesus' most fervent disciples she removed her gaudy clothes and dressed in a humble white frock. And most important she repented her former sinful live. So she became the icon of a penitent sinner, especially a penitent woman, a symbol of repentance for the vanities of the world.
Mary Magdalene (c. 1565) by the Italian Renaissance Titian (also Tiziano Vecellio) (c. 1485-1576). Here are already depicted most of the important signs characterizing Mary Magdalene. A beautiful, seductive woman with a barely covered breast, long hair. But she’s praying for salvation and she has a book, meaning THE book.
Friday, March 2, 2012
A merry Party
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Bloody Work
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Seductive Orient
Potiphar’s Wife a modern Illustration, maybe from a religious book for children.
Despite the costumes and architecture seem well done it’s anything but a good painting. The gestures are ridiculous, it looks much more as if they are playing or acting in a cheap theatre. But above all it’s very interesting that she is depicted as an oriental woman our hero in contrast looks like an all American boy.
Despite the costumes and architecture seem well done it’s anything but a good painting. The gestures are ridiculous, it looks much more as if they are playing or acting in a cheap theatre. But above all it’s very interesting that she is depicted as an oriental woman our hero in contrast looks like an all American boy.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Action Movie
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Bloody Reward
Friday, January 27, 2012
Mannerist Susanna
Susanna and the Elders by the Italian painter Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori (1535-1607).
As a good Mannerist artist Allori shows above all what he is capable of. There are strange movements, packed action and not least a perfect body.
I especially like her little dog which is defending its mistress.
As a good Mannerist artist Allori shows above all what he is capable of. There are strange movements, packed action and not least a perfect body.
I especially like her little dog which is defending its mistress.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Glamorous Delilah
Delilah (1948) by the great Australian born artist Henry Clive.
Clive started in the 1920's painting Ziegfeld Girls, then big stars like Gloria Swanson and Polga Negri for promo campaigns. Later he painted covers for American Weekly. He specialized in elegant glamorous women. His Delilah here is represented by the American singer and actress Beryl Wallace.
Clive started in the 1920's painting Ziegfeld Girls, then big stars like Gloria Swanson and Polga Negri for promo campaigns. Later he painted covers for American Weekly. He specialized in elegant glamorous women. His Delilah here is represented by the American singer and actress Beryl Wallace.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Snake Girls
The British actresses Rachel Weisz and Rhona Mitra with snakes. Despite it looks quite fashionable it’s not least a modern interpretation of the old biblical myths od Eva, Lilith the Snake Goddess and the female evil. But probably that’s what it makes so interesting today.
Furthermore it should be noticed that the postures are entirely copied from 19th century paintings.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Kind of Bathsheba
Bathsheba (1875-77) by the French painter Paul Cézanne (1839-1906).
Cézanne painted various versions of Bathsheba. I think, it was a good excuse to paint a nude in open-air. Here she has a servant, indicating that she’s probably bathsheba, in the background is a temple indicating the ancient world. Only king David on his balcony is missing.
Cézanne painted various versions of Bathsheba. I think, it was a good excuse to paint a nude in open-air. Here she has a servant, indicating that she’s probably bathsheba, in the background is a temple indicating the ancient world. Only king David on his balcony is missing.