Month: January 2021

This is a detail from the William Adolf Bouguereau painting, The Virgin With Angels from 1900, at the age of seventy five. Bouguereau was born in 1825 and passed on 1905. I have to admit, he is a favorite of mine, I love his angels.

This detail is amazing, the kneeling ones and standing, the hands and feet even fingers and toes, and the beautiful faces that surround Mary. These are from the lower left, I like details but I prefer to see a whole painting first. Here is the painting.

And a link to Bouguereau, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William-Adolphe_Bouguereau.

Rebecca Jones

What a glorious wonder our Lord is! And He has charged His holy angels as guardians over us. In fact, He commands them concerning us. We, as believers have to certain of that and we can avoid harm and danger.

How many times have we been saved by guardian angels, one day we may know in heaven as we are allowed to judge them. I can promised you it is many more times that you even think or know.

God doesn’t

This is another painting by Thayer, from 1903. I am enjoying a further look into the art world and I hope you will. It has been something I have enjoyed and always wanted to visit museums. The interesting story behind it, and that it was painted over is a click away.

Rebecca Jones

https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/stevenson-memorial-23951

This is a painting of Jacob’s dream and the angels ascending and descending a ladder or possibly stairs. He poured oil on the rock and promised God a tithe if He stayed with him. He would later work seven years for Rachel and end up with Leah, and work another seven years for her.

God did not intend plural marriages nor close family ones, but promised Jacob descendants and those descendants became the tribes of Israel. It is a type of kinsman redeemer story, until Laban tricked him and there was deceit on his part later. People then were under grace as we are now, though they did not have the Spirit like we do as believers.

This painting is a watercolor by Biblical artist by James Tissot, circa 1896–1902 Jacob’s Dream.

Rebecca Jones

Pious angel,

In silent worship and free from fright,

Guard me safely,

Through the night.

In stillness there is rest,

Worries are gone,

For the Lord has sent you,

And He is on the throne.

Rebecca Jones

Oh, what a wonderful Gustave Dore painting of Jesus ascending with myriads of angels surrounding Hi, What joy it will be to see Him and His holy angels one glorious day. Dore painted many Biblical scenes and they were very popular. He began drawing at the age of five and was considered a prodigy, born in France in 1832, he died at the age of fifty one in 1883.

He never married, living with his mother, after his father died and had illustrated many books, for top authors including Lord Byron, also a French version of Cervantes Don Quixote, and Poe’s , The Raven. He also had an art exhibit on Bond Street in London, that was quite successful.

Dore was also a sculptor  and engraver and left many works of art.

Rebecca Jones

Isn’t this gorgeous? It is a detail from Annunciation 1528, Benvenuto Tisi. The red garment stands out and the red and blue wings. Many times, you will see a section of a painting highlighted, I see it a lot on Pinterest.

Tisi was a late Renaissance painter from Italy, here is a link. Rebecca Jones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benvenuto_Tisi

The full title is Agony in the Garden, one of several paintings with that title, by Corrado Giaquinto.

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
(Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42)

Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him. When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”

And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed, “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”

Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him. And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.” Luke 22:39-46

It dates to 1524 and is at Apsley House in London.

Such a pain reminder of His sacrifice. It is in His face.

Rebecca Jones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agony_in_the_Garden_(Correggio)

Here’s a little angel,

Reminding you to say a prayer.

Whenever you need an angel,

There will always be one there.

To guard and guide you,

And under a wing to hide you.

So say a prayer, forget the daily care,

And God will hear your heart’s prayer.

Call on Him each and everyday,

His loves washes troubles away.

His heart holds you in His love,

And the Holy Spirit with the wings of a dove.

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