Good Friday....

Gentle Friends, still sheltering in place and in addition to a little stitching I've hauled out an old card table that came from my grandparents and a puzzle.

Today is Good Friday and in art, there are many images of the Crucifixion... 

I had never seen this painting and thought about the image...

...it's called "What Our Lord Saw from the Cross" by James Tissot c. 1890.  

It's an unconventional perspective of the Crucifixion.  It gives us, the viewer the unique opportunity to put ourselves into Christ's place and consider his thoughts and feelings as he gazed on his friends and enemies who were witnessing or participating in his death.  At his feet is a gathering of humanity: sorrowful women, curious bystanders, a stoic Centurian, and self-satisfied high priests on horseback.  In the background is the tomb where Jesus' body will be laid.  

We as He did... look upon those who supported, condemned or were indifferent to Him... 

it's a really powerful image.

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I hope this finds you all well and safe!

Good Thoughts! Good Words! Good Deeds!

edgar

A Quick Friday Post....

Gentle Friends...so, I work across the street from an Art Gallery.  They support and exhibit contemporary art...or what passes for art sometimes...and this was outside today for their new show opening tomorrow evening...

...Lordy!!  I hope this is not some of the "art" they are showing and is just some crazy thing ... that, BTW, has been popping here and there all day long...hee, hee, hee!!!  I'm so evil sometimes!!

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Have agreat weekend!!

Good Thoughts! Good Words! Good Deeds!!

edgar

Art Friday is upon us!!!

After work yesterday I was off to the annual checkup and found out that everything was right where it should be and all the numbers lower than before so I am happy about that!!!! I certainly want to be here in 2012 and the return of Quetzalcoatl - such fun awaits us all!!!! - but all that aside - last night was spent finishing up the exchange I have been working on this past week -

The flicks last night were "Trojan Women" - 1971 starring Katherine Hepburn as Hecuba, Vanessa Redgrave as Andromache and Irene Papas as Helen. A wonderful film version of the play by Euripides and translated by Edith Hamilton - if you like destruction, death and depression then this is the movie for you - it ain't called a tragedy for nothing!!!!! This was followed up with "Titanic" - 1953 - starring Babara Stanwych and Clifton Webb and a VERY young Robert Wagner - a nice version of the sinking of this great ship.

Now let us have a quickie "Art Friday" - One of my favorite pieces of art is probably "The Wilton Diptych" - c. 1396. This beautiful small devotional piece is housed in the National Gallery in London and I have visited it every time I get to London -


This is snap of the inside panels - on the Left Panel you have Richard II being presented by three saints he venerated (l to r - St Edmund, St Edward the Confessor and St John the Baptist) to the Virgin Mary and Christ child. It is a stupendous piece of work and simply amazing that it survived through so many years in such super condition. Just think about how amazing it is for this to have survived the Protestant Reformation that swept through England under Henry VIII destroying so many Religious images and articles. It was acquired by the National Gallery in 1929

Thanks for stopping by and Have a great Weekend!!!!

Take Care -
edgar