Posted on 10/07/2020 5:59:54 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!
But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is coming soon. I say "leisurely" because after an entire years viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.
Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast. Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet accessbest 35 bucks Ive ever spent (I dont recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 43 years ago).
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Ive been meaning to ping you before - thanks for the picture posts. They make very good viewing.
Very glad you’re enjoying them. Much, much more to come, Lord willing....
Lovely! :-)
Thanks for the great collection of stained glass art. Very much appreciated.
Glad you liked it—just had to do it. This was only the first half, so if you didn’t see the one you wanted today, you can do more window-shopping tomorrow.
Beautiful. Thank you. It’s a great respite from the maddening crowd.
Previously, you’ve expressed your enjoyment of stained glass, so I was confident you’d enjoy this. More tomorrow!
Offhand, I cannot think of anything else so closely associated with a philosophical concept. Medieval illuminated manuscripts, perhaps. Does anything occur to you?
Stained Glass, Illuminated Manuscripts, and Organ Music, perhaps?
At least until the invention of the Skating Rink! :-)
"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!" |
Wonderful! The stained glass windows were called “the poor man’s bible” because during the medieval times when the majority of the world was illiterate and could not afford bibles, the role of stained glass windows was essentially a way to teach the events and lessons in the Bible.
If you want to be dazzled, look up Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, commissioned by King Louis IX (St. Louis).
You’ve got many gorgeous windows here. But the one that caught my eye was the bronze snake. It was the correct color of verdigris! Talk about attention to detail.
That’s the color of the Statue of Liberty which is copper (related to bronze). Did you know it was shiny copper when it was new?
Hard to find stained glass windows in my neck of the woods. The community college has had some classes on it.
I certainly shall—I love being dazzled! Thanks for the referral.
Yes, I had known about the copper lady. There's a reproduction of Verocchio's statue of David, posted next to the original, coming next week--post #102 or 103--that you'll enjoy for the same reason. I could post it right here, but then you'd lose the sense of anticipation, and where's the fun in that?
They used to, anyway.
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