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Archive for April, 2011
The oldest church in Greece?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Church of St. Lydia, Macedonia
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
for some amazing photographs of churches and monasteries in Greece, check out this amazing site: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=244513
Holy Week images
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the oldest images of the crucifixion, from Santa Maria Antiqua, in Rome, 6th century. Orthodox art Duccio, Stories of the Passion, 1308 “Ecce Homo” by Antonio Ciseri (1871) Polyptych with Scenes from Christ’s Passion, ca. 1350 French or German Ivory, paint, and gilding with metal mounts Source: Polyptych with Scenes from Christ’s Passion [...]
RIP Chris Hondros
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Chris Hondros, killed in Libya yesterday, April 20, was one of the great war photographers of his generation, covering wars around the globe. Here is one of his from Palestine. To see more, go to his website here: http://www.chrishondros.com/images.htm His bio from wikipedia: Chris Hondros (March 14, 1970 – April 20, 2011) was a Pulitzer Prize-nominated [...]
The joy of discovering a great artist.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The other day, by happenstance, I discovered the art of Fritz Eichenberg, so I thought I would share a little information about him, as well as offer some examples of his brilliant wood engravings. This is from The Catholic Worker newspaper: The Power of Fritz Eichenberg Woodcuts with Dorothy Day Text in The Catholic Worker: [...]
Quebec art & Louis Quevillon
Posted in Uncategorized on April 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The carving of Christ’s Agony in the Garden was done by Louis Quevillon (1749-1823), an ancestor of my wife, whose family was one of the first settlers in Quebec from Normandy. from The Dictionary of Canadian Biography, on Louis Quevillon: QUÉVILLON, LOUIS (occasionally Couvillon or Cuvillon, but he always signed Louis Quévillon), woodworker, wood-carver, and [...]
News from Quebec
Posted in Uncategorized on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Decaying religious artworks to go on tour after restoration Calvaire d’Oka; Created in 1775, extremely rare pieces were bought at auction By MAX HARROLD, The Gazette March 22, 2011 La rencontre de Ste. Véronique, by François Guernon. Photograph by: Courtesy of, National Gallery of Canada MONTREAL – They are rare, [...]
