Posted on 07/24/2017 3:46:15 PM PDT by NYer
I’m not Catholic, but I have a deep appreciation for this artwork. I have always found icons to be aesthetically pleasing, particularly those of the Byzantine variety. Very interesting post.
Though I am not Roman Catholic, I appreciate Art History, and found this very informative.
And, it makes sense that Orators would have to use gestures to convey their speeches, as there were no means of amplification in those days, except that which the acoustic shape of the amphitheater provided. The hand gestures, like subtitles at the opera projected above the proscenium arch, emphasize what the orator was saying in a way that could be understood by a large audience.
I have been at the generally accepted site of the Sermon on The Mount, and The Sea of Galilee acts like a big microphone. However, I imagine that people watched the Speaker and received cues from “body language” and hand gestures. It just makes historical sense.
It also makes sense that artists, in trying to recreate scenes from the Gospel, would paint the pictures in that fashion.
Anyway, that is my take on it. Thanks for posting the article.
Google Hand Gestures of Anton Levay’s Satanic Bible. It will make you sick when you see who has applied it.
Google Hand Gestures of Anton Levay’s Satanic Bible. It will make you sick when you see who has applied it.
How beautiful.
You don’t like art either?
bfl
I have seen many holy cards with saints doing the perfect or excellent gesture. Great post.
It’s mildy reminiscent of the BATF Hand Gesture image with all the hilarious “Shoot Him Again”, “Kill The Dog” and “Plant False Evidence” hand gestures.
It was an FR crowd favorite!
I agree that this art form is pretty neat, and while yours is a mature, adult, and thoughtful post, the correct answer is
I don’t worship icons so I really don’t care.
I reply in haiku -
icons not worshipped
but merely venerated
BIG difference, yo!
As you wish.
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